Another gap, ? Levine's explanatory gap / Chalmers' consciousness conundrum is a can of worms. That being said, we do know things, though, both about ...
There has been (and is) some research/studies in these areas ... • Brain makes decisions before you even know it (Kerri Smith; Nature; Apr 2008) • Min...
Anselmian onto/logicing: 1. Dracula is the most dangerous conceivable vampire (our definition) 2. a real vampire is more dangerous than a fictional va...
Science is model ? evidence convergence; evidence, observation, experimental results accumulate, and models converge thereupon. The models incorporate...
Not just that. Every particular was vanishingly unlikely. Every particular unfolding of our universe is vanishingly unlikely in the sea of possible wo...
Heat death seems orderly (to me). Fine-tuned? "Fine-tuned" is used in different ways by religious folk (Christian, Muslims, etc) and scientists (physi...
Black hole shock: Our universe could be INSIDE a black hole – shock claim Sean Martin Express.co.uk Sep 2019 Not really new I guess, but still odd (in...
How come? As mentioned, there are simple possible worlds without, absence thereof is hardly impossible. (Hence why I asked if you meant that conscious...
That'd be a strong bare assertion at best, incoherent at worst. Consciousness is not necessary in general, since there are simple possible worlds (sel...
There's something ... sort of wrong about this ... I No Longer Tell My Child To Be Inclusive and Kind Julee Morrison Scary Mommy Aug 2019 Why always t...
Suppose x is defined as not spatial, "outside of space". Well, then obviously x is nowhere to be found. And x cannot have any extent, volume, area, le...
An argument from ignorance rather than just admitting you don't know...? By the way, without you first postulating theism there's nothing to discuss. ...
Evidently, any such deity either has no messages of utmost importance for all mankind, or is not real. (Which, by the way, also is justified by how th...
Sure, except the majority reject such perennialism. The old "spiritual blindness" thing? We have people claiming a personal relationship with Jesus (t...
The quote wasn't me, just some folk I spoke with some time ago. Your comment reminded me of The Devil's Dictionary: RELIGION, n. A daughter of Hope an...
Just to add a bit more to the story, I know this fellow that has integrated Shaivist mysticism and a kind of radical pragmatism (mainly after Peirce)....
Seems only @"Wayfarer" had much to add. Typical responses could be religious perennialism of sorts, unassuming deism, non-descript panendeism, panpsyc...
Reasoning about the peculiar situation, was the idea. Kinda' what the forums are for, yes? No. Preaching, incidentally. :) More tu quoque'ery? Nope, t...
(y) I was referring to the majority out there. The preachers indoctrinators proselytizers that all claim to be speaking the truth of the matter. And t...
How do you feel about all the preachers indoctrinators proselytizers out there, then? 4th Grade Science Quiz (David Mikkelson, Snopes, Apr 2013) Yeah....
@"3017amen", not much philosophy in bio-denying Yahweh'ism. :confused: Not sure how relevant this is, though. Hm. I was looking forward to your demons...
Could mental problems come about from bullying, discrimination, scorn, ostracism, self-doubt, systematic attempts to dehumanize, disassociation, perha...
I once asked a similar question, except more "symmetrical" if you will: In case one of the common religions is right (about their deity), then what wo...
There are apologists making fair $$$s on catering to adherents (a bit like earning off confirming their biases). Those folk also arrange talks, debate...
Hitchens was just someone that called out all the mutually inconsistent preachers indoctrinators proselytizers on their elaborate superstitions. And t...
The razors aren't axioms in a formal deductive system, as others have pointed out. They're rules (of thumb) on par with the asserted. If assertions ar...
Incidentally, I just returned from vacation in Denmark. My ma wants California. Not really the topic of chat much in those parts, just a casual grin. ...
Depends. You cannot experience another's self-awareness (or you'd be them instead), so, unless you go by solipsism, there are already things always ju...
Substance dualism included? Substance dualism seems like a sort of "natural intuition" perhaps because of whatever gaps (Levine's explanatory gap, Cha...
Monstrous? If (what we call) refraction turned out plain wrong (like Aristotle's theory of motion), then we'd perhaps discover something else. I wasn'...
Not sure. Maybe phenomenological versus empirical in some cases, subjective versus objective in others, fictional versus real in others still? Existen...
(y) We could differentiate "exist" and "real" (in part) like so: /uploads/files/qg/tppdkeynahbduegi.jpg The bottom "You" would be like those pink elep...
An ontological hierarchy of sorts? The perceived world depends existentially on spacetime, which in turn depends existentially on the perceiving mind?...
(emphasis mine) @"Mww", would you say that mentioned mental constructs are part of the same larger world (outside reality) as the experienced? If so, ...
How would you know that I'm self-aware? You can't experience another's self-awareness (or you'd be them instead). Doesn't mean you're the only one tha...
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