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Yes one can apply patterns to all observations. That is the whole idea. Philosophy had nothing to do with logic. It is all about observations and patt...

One observes and finds patterns, not the other way around. What in life c is predictable? It is just made up out of thin air. I have no problem with f...

It depends, if one wishes to be a science fiction writer then creativity comes in very handy. If one wishes to be a philosopher, keen observation is m...

Better to actually talk about what you observe in life if you wish to understand life. These mind experiments are parlor games too pass the time and a...

There are no equations that model the brain, and nothing anywhere that explains the mind.

Sure it derives from a supernatural authority called Natural Laws, which in themselves were originally derived from Christian religion. That is your h...

I have no interpretation. There is zero determinism in QM. Never was and, as far as all evidence to date, never will be. Probabilistic behavior is bak...

Who cares about that mundane game of logic taught in academia. It is a parlor game that is easy to teach and can consume lots of credits.

Just one more time and that will be it. Causal has nothing to do with determinism. It is simple to adopt a deterministic view of the universe. All one...

What the heck? There is nothing in QM that is causal. Bohm's interpretation is causal but non-deterministic.

Wrong. There are causes but constraints, choices and novelty make the world probabilistic. As for turning the QM probabilistic into a deterministic eq...

Well you have a mixture of faith, rationalization, emotion, and a religion (spirituality), as do we all. Determinism is simply the religion of atheist...

Evidence of a probabilistic universe?? How about Quantum Mechanics to begin with? Unfortunately, for determinists, it all ended about 100 years ago. E...

Causal has nothing to do with fate or determinism. It is as if people are clueless about the choices they and everyone else is making. The world is ex...

Not only can't it be proved, but there is zero experience or evidence of it. Determinism is literally a religion entirely based upon faith, which is f...

I would describe duration (the time of life) as exactly as it seems, i.e. I constant flux of observation and memories. It is all that is. It is not ex...

Probably need to start another thread on time.

They are ultimately intertwined. One cannot understand one without the other. Treating light as a wave or particle gets one no where. The ancients wer...

There is duration which is exactly what you are experiencing: memories, possibilities of future actions, choices.

There is no evidence in quantum mechanics or otherwise to support this idea. All evidence is to the contrary. However, one can believe what one wishes...

When you look back, what you see are blurry memories and possible alternatives you could have chosen but didn't. The memories themselves will be const...

There is a huge difference between trying to place oneself in time (duration) and being placed (the block universe).

Focus on the mind and not the brain.

You never talk about your mind, the mind that created the post. Why the infatuation with a brain?

Well, that's your choice.

Choices are constrained and affected by the past memories but are non-deterministic in nature. Because of habits, the universe is probabilistic.

Bohm's Quantum Potential interpretation is completely different from the Copenhagen Interpretation. The wave is real. The particle is a wave perturbat...

Try looking at it using Bohm's version of the Quantum Potential which doesn't move through the slits but rather affects the "particle" by form. It muc...

if one wishes to understand the nature of their existence, it is necessary to observe it, not read about it or ask people to explain it. Just observe ...

To exist literally is to "have memory of". This is how we know that we are from moment to moment, hour to hour. No memory, no existence. But this lead...

Unfortunately, it has morphed into something entirely different due to the heavy influence of money in all forms. Text book science ceased to exist lo...

In return don't confuse storytelling with science.

All of science is a demonstration of mindful intent and creativity.

There is a bit of an issue here. The mind is designing and initiating such experiments. There is creativity and intent introduced by experimenter. Suc...

Yes. Common vernacular would call it your mind. Most of use knew we had one until they began teaching us differently in public school. In many cases r...

So, that I can be clear, it is rather interesting, from an audience perspective, how the human mind works so hard in some instances to deny itself. Ce...

Pulling the science thing out of the bag. There is no way anyone knows what happened when it happened before any recorded history. In fact, I dare say...

Well, you are pretty much channeling Bergson. Robbins is dry and slow but incredible depth and insight.

Yes, it is a continuous exploration and experimentation via creative will. As we, and all life forms, are evolving we are learning and also trying out...

Another very interesting post. Have you read Bergson or watched any of Stephen Robbins YouTube videos?

I cannot speak to how rare it is , but it is highly unusual. Observation and appreciation of real nature has for the most part been replaced by electr...

No, we don't need the 100,000 meaningless words, just the three words "It just happens". That's pretty much all of Evolutionary Theory. The rest is ob...

Oh, sorry, I thought you had something new to add, other than It Just Happens. I guess the OP has a point. Nice OP.

No, the OP is about the miracle of aimless, infinite, possibilities. It's actually quite a good OP that almost anyone who has contemplated evolution m...

As the OP success, those who believe in evolutionary theory simply believe in an universe of infinite possibilities that Just Happens like this and co...

None, since it directly contradicts GR. It's a theory with no home.

No, it's absurd to most people, but you don't bite the hand that feeds you. So the Emperor With No Clothes continues to enjoy the parade. The OP merel...

Agreed. More specifically I would say change in memory. This becomes important as one constructs an ontology of perception. Emotions, intensity of a f...

The mind, creative intelligence, is it. Peirce was correct except for that bit about tychism. Mind evolves and as it evolves it creates things from wh...

My view of life is that it is exactly as sit appears. The reason I can be so matter of fact is that I am not part of huge chemical/machinery industria...