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I mean, do you agree that materialism is swampy? That, is a great characterization wouldn't you agree? And how about quantum being the root of conscio...
July 27, 2017 at 21:02
I also like the way the article described the materialistic view as swampy.
July 27, 2017 at 20:56
Oh, I'm with Roger Penrose on this one. Famous enough for you?
July 27, 2017 at 20:49
Simply put: http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/03/26/521478684/mind-matter-and-materialism "Also, the logical link I draw between theories of mind ...
July 27, 2017 at 20:38
There are a myriad of forces at work. It is all experimentation constrained by memory. For example, some scientists in the pharmaceutical industry cam...
July 27, 2017 at 19:58
There are a myriad of ways to evolve and creative intelligence is not only accessible, it is us. There is nothing mysterious going on. Some life forms...
July 27, 2017 at 19:40
Nothing is being altered. It is all just evolving in response to what it is experiencing. It is a continuity of life (memory and creative intelligence...
July 27, 2017 at 19:27
There is an creative intelligence within all of us (to be more precise, is us) and it i it's manifesting and interacting in many, many different forms...
July 27, 2017 at 19:14
Life is definitely changing all the time. What is disparaging is that this disgusting idea that Natural Selection is creating the change based upon wh...
July 27, 2017 at 18:53
I think it is a fact that you bade me farewell. Oh, well, such is the fluid universe we live in.
July 27, 2017 at 18:05
https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/141226/is-there-an-objective-external-reality-according-to-quantum-physics
July 27, 2017 at 17:44
Attempting to create a constant state of truth in a universe that is constantly changing in all manner and views. For example, in one case something i...
July 27, 2017 at 17:37
I want proof for every one of your statements in everyone if your posts.
July 27, 2017 at 17:20
We all believe what we believe and these beliefs change over time. Some beliefs are more harmful to certain groups or populations of life than other b...
July 27, 2017 at 13:45
I've said on other threads, paradoxes always arise when one tries to create an objective (immobile) Truth. So if you want to eliminate paradoxes just ...
July 27, 2017 at 11:57
All if the sudden everyone wants proof of what is out there when for 100 years physics had been saying it is impossible to know. Until it is viewed, i...
July 27, 2017 at 11:46
Anyone is free to make any comparisons s/he wishes to. I'm sure there are always lots of opinions on all issues?
July 27, 2017 at 01:06
I can definitely see a cup, but I have to see it. This is absolutely key to understanding the philosophical issue. Until I see it, it is .....?????? T...
July 27, 2017 at 00:12
I know you don't. Oh, those good old days of Aristotle and Newton. We do miss them don't we? Life was so much simpler.
July 26, 2017 at 22:44
Evidence?? Of what?? There is nothing there except quanta. You find me the quantum definition of a teacup. It doesn't exist. You are making it up with...
July 26, 2017 at 22:35
Sorry. Absolutely nothing but quanta. Everything else is wishful thinking of your own mind.
July 26, 2017 at 22:30
There are only quantum states. Whatever you and the neurologists wish to make up does not change that physicists can only find quanta. There is no gla...
July 26, 2017 at 22:23
Nope. Philosophers have to learn that there is nothing out there except systems in a a quantum state. Forget about this stuff about atoms. Plus there ...
July 26, 2017 at 21:59
Right. There is teacup floating out there. Let's be totally clear here. Science only recognizes systems in quantum states. How it is morphed into a th...
July 26, 2017 at 21:53
As with Natural Laws, science once again invents out of thin air, a supernatural force called Natural Selection (everything in scientific Genesis is N...
July 26, 2017 at 17:31
I would like to be very clear on this point. Natural Selection does not simply produce the extremely harmful and murderous effects. On the contrary, i...
July 26, 2017 at 17:05
I agree
July 26, 2017 at 16:56
Of course. Millions of people share this view. Logic parlor games do not and cannot replace or describe life experiences. That it might is an artifact...
July 26, 2017 at 14:32
To create, explore, learn, and evolve (and this goes on for multiple physical lives).
July 26, 2017 at 13:23
A brain? But this is the rub, isn't it? Now watch the physicalists come out of hiding. Here comes the non-mind mind in the non-third-person person to ...
July 26, 2017 at 13:19
I think it is reasonable to look at the historical genesis of "theories". Natural selection it's a direct result of nations and populations seeking "s...
July 26, 2017 at 13:18
They may not be physicalist in regards to how they label themselves, but they quickly become such when it comes to biology and the nature of life, whe...
July 26, 2017 at 13:05
Actually, I think most people hold this view, that there is a cup out there independent of the mind. That cup is certainly real, as your mind perceive...
July 26, 2017 at 12:57
However, one wishes too speculate about what is "out there" it ultimately comes down to the speculation of a mind. It is impossible to discuss it as i...
July 26, 2017 at 12:46
Quantum state is the limits to which we can describe anything that has not been observed. We can speculate as to what it is (I speculate it it's a hol...
July 26, 2017 at 12:30
But there is always a person. Problems arise when someone insists on an object existing apart from b some human observation. It doesn't. It is the hum...
July 26, 2017 at 12:07
I think that it would be difficult to debunk but it would also be difficult to verify. I think it is more likely that children will remember because a...
July 26, 2017 at 01:09
Today I was watching Superhuman and the neurologist was called in to explain the extraordinary memory of one contestant. This was the analysis: 1) Fir...
July 25, 2017 at 22:48
Memory in the form of instincts, inherited traits and abilities is remembering. What you are saying that it's that people don't seem to remember past ...
July 25, 2017 at 20:23
No doubt such education greatly benefits the medical industry, which now consumes 20% of the GNP. We are machines and the medical machine will fix our...
July 25, 2017 at 15:09
Yes. Some of the mass conformity is practical (e.g. basic math), but most of it is to advance some ideology that economically benefits some group. The...
July 25, 2017 at 15:05
I agree with you. The good news is that you can, after graduation, set up a very decent practice, assisting individuals who are seeking assistance, ut...
July 25, 2017 at 14:08
The goal is to get everyone thinking in the same way. It suppresses creativity to achieve conformity.
July 25, 2017 at 13:53
It has nothing to do with logic or necessarily facts. The State election boards declared certain results (which can and has been disputed) which entai...
July 25, 2017 at 13:08
We have no idea what something might be without being observed. This is a holographic plate of apple. It needs a reconstructive wave to create the ima...
July 25, 2017 at 12:08
If you want to play the "we are computers game" and have no choice, then play it. You have others who will gladly play it with you, only guys like Daw...
July 25, 2017 at 11:56
There i Suppose that an object that is not being observed by a mind is simply in a quantum state and looks like this. Is it still a teacup? With quant...
July 25, 2017 at 11:50
I have no choice.
July 25, 2017 at 04:50
Let Determinism Law's will be done. Sorry, it is out of my hands. I have no choice.
July 25, 2017 at 04:20
You are suggesting I have a choice in the matter?
July 25, 2017 at 04:02