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Oh, come on, this is just more hand-wringing disguised as sophistication. Let's dismantle this mess point by point, shall we? Because if you're going ...

Epistemology Is Bigger Than Science Science is one powerful way of knowing, but it isn’t the whole of epistemology. Epistemology is the study of knowl...

You’ve tossed out a lot of heat, very little light. Let’s pin down the issues so readers can see where the work actually is. 1) “You shut the door on ...

A word for those who read these threads without responding: One thing to keep in mind is that the majority of people posting in places like The Philos...

Oh, please. If dismissing rigorous scrutiny as "gerrymandering" is your idea of a gotcha, then you're just admitting you can't handle the heat when so...

Sime, you’re critiquing a version of my view I’m not advancing. Here’s the actual standard in one place so readers can see it without the rest of the ...

A section of my book follows: From Testimony to Knowledge: Evaluating Near-Death Experiences Misconceptions About Testimonial Evidence A first misconc...

JTB+U I start by fixing the background, and the chess analogy helps: you do not prove the board, pieces, or rules before you move; you stand on them s...

Continuing remarks on JTB+U I begin where our practices begin. Before I argue for anything, I stand on what already stands fast: there is a shared wor...

Since my book relies heavily on epistemology, I'm giving a summary. My epistemology in one page: classical JTB + understanding in use, further strengt...

Population Note — Why the Big Numbers Matter (and How I Use Them) This page explains how I treat the scale of NDEs. I do not argue from one striking s...

After reading your post, it’s clear that much of what I’ve said hasn’t come through. Very little of your reply engages with the actual points I’ve arg...

I began this thread to gather as many counterarguments as possible and test whether my reasoning truly holds. Having examined the responses, I’m convi...

What you fail to understand is that once the core of the NDE reports has been established, and I believe they have, then you don't need to verify ever...

Thanks for laying out your standards. I share the basic orientation: testimony has to earn its way. Where we differ is that I’ve already built those s...

I wonder if you even read what I posted. This is one of the reasons I don't reply to many of the posts. Oh, come on—demanding a "reproducible experime...

You said: "Case studies aren't causal, and without detailed investigation of possible explanations in a controlled way, there is no reason why someone...

Here are seven medically documented cases you can cite (all with staff corroboration). Quick note for skeptics: during cardiac arrest, cortical EEG go...

The following NDE typifies what I've been saying in this thread. It's an account of an atheist who had an NDE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-rp6bq...

More on JTB+U with a twist I have always been skeptical of Gettier problems, even back when I subscribed to the classical Justified True Belief (JTB) ...

I transferred this post to epistemology, removing the NDE connection. Part 2 of my book (a subsection): Chapter 6: Epistemology and the Nature of Know...

It's religion that I wash away, not the metaphysical. My whole point is metaphysical. Religion, as far as I am concerned, is misguided. I'm not trying...

In Part 2 of my book, I take a deep dive into epistemology. The following is an unedited draft of the beginning of chapter 6. Part 2 Chapter 6: Episte...

These are good questions, and I've considered many of them, but I don't have all the answers, or even close to all the answers. When we die, we always...

Thanks.

I’d argue that the behaviour of believers has a direct bearing on whether their concept of God holds up. If being a Christian means undergoing a signi...

These ideas answer many of the questions religions can't.

I agree with much of what you’ve said, but remember, the perspective you have here is vastly different from the one you’ll hold in base reality. From ...

I have asked myself the same question. Part of the answer lies in the fact that this reality offers experiences unavailable “there.” What we live thro...

You don't seem to follow the gist of what I'm saying, but that's okay, and you don't have to buy it. If you're interested, then you need to think thro...

I gave a general answer to your question in the post from my book.

Thank you for the response. I am not claiming that hinges and incompleteness are the same thing; I am arguing that they share a structural feature, a ...

If you’ve followed my thoughts, you’ll know that love underlies everything. Whatever unfolds, its outcome is ultimately shaped by love and serves a gr...

It's a speculation, but I think it may be true. Especially if we're living in some kind of simulation. Do I know it? No. But, if I had to guess, I wou...

Another section of my book with edits. This will be in the chapter that considers other conclusions and speculations. It might be a separate chapter, ...

This is an updated version of my paper with corrections. The edits tighten the Gödel side (incompleteness + no from-within proof of consistency) and c...

My point is that one case isn't going to be enough to convince materialists that consciousness isn't a product of the brain. In other words, it doesn'...

One case isn't enough, but there are thousands of corroborated cases, and millions of NDE accounts across the globe. You'll have to read my book when ...

There is a classic example that I've given in my thread 'Evidence of Consciousness Surviving the Body.' It's about Pam Reynolds from Atlanta. You can ...

I'm no expert on DMT. I've listened to many accounts of people who have taken DMT, so I have some knowledge. If I'm an expert in anything, it would be...

It's not a matter of believing whatever I like; it's a matter of the strength of the argument. You don't even respond to the logic; in fact, you don't...

Look, your dismissal of testimonial evidence as "mostly unreliable" is not just misguided; it is intellectually bankrupt, ignoring how testimony power...

The concept cat wouldn't exist do to there not being a language, but the fact (the state of affairs in which cats exist) would still obtain. In other ...

I already address some of this in my book, so I'll use part of that, with minor variations. (1) Consciousness survives death. I don’t mean “it might” ...

Here's a short answer: Methods evolve; no, the core “guardrails” aren’t optional. The standards by which we employ justification (replication, calibra...

My stance in brief...if I understand you correctly. I agree that forms of life are about the how of engagement, not only the what of a stable world. B...

The analogy is weak.

Great, this is exactly the pressure point to push on, and here’s my view. There is a circle here, but it is a benign, hinge-supported feedback loop, n...

I would respond the same way, whether Witt or myself.

Great question, and thanks. Short answer: on my view, truth and genuine justification are conceptually independent but methodologically coupled. “True...