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The Big Bang is absolute nonsense, and I was happy when noted quantum scientist Erik Verlinde said philosophically he didn't buy into the Universe all...
February 12, 2018 at 14:31
I would state it otherwise. I would say that experiences (memories) is what defines us.
February 12, 2018 at 05:01
Not that experience exists (as if it floating in some sort of vacuum) but rather we (our minds) are experiencing. It is one and the same - mind and me...
February 12, 2018 at 02:34
It's all memory of a specific sort derived from exactly the same evolutionary activity. There is plenty of evidence to the contrary. One only has to r...
February 12, 2018 at 02:22
It is the magnitude of the leap in such an opposing direction as well as the clarity and specificity of the description that is so astounding. In my o...
February 12, 2018 at 02:17
No problem at all. Did I suggest otherwise? If so, I apologize. I've been enjoying what you and everyone else have been discussing.
February 12, 2018 at 01:26
He definitely intuited it and what he intuited went againstall of the established science of his age. And while he enjoyed great popularity and a Nobe...
February 12, 2018 at 01:23
As the holographic universe unfolds along with quantum physics it becomes more and more remarkable v how prescient was Bergson. De Broglie, one of the...
February 12, 2018 at 00:23
Nothing in my own observations would support such a notion. The universe is changing in all kinds of ways. Pollution has never been worse. All there i...
February 12, 2018 at 00:10
Of course. It is inevitable. However, if a scientist wishes to have continued access to funding, it is advisable to use the term quantum information e...
February 11, 2018 at 20:44
Good for him. Always nice to hear of a scientist talking about consciousness rather than using placeholders like "gene transcription" or do genes have...
February 11, 2018 at 20:42
No, it is totally reworking the underlying theory of gravity. There is no space-time other than a metaphysical interpretation of GR mathematics. The h...
February 11, 2018 at 20:23
May I return the favor, which was my original point, but I believe I said it far more eloquently.
February 11, 2018 at 20:17
Yes the brain like everything else is embedded in the holographic weave of the universe, but its purpose is not to store memory but rather to reconstr...
February 11, 2018 at 19:53
These aren't just some basic, uninteresting drives. They are behavior that make up the vast amount of our existence. You have no evidence of this? How...
February 11, 2018 at 18:52
What makes you think you didn't understand your declaration of final arbiter? I did. I fully understand that you believe you are in the position of gr...
February 11, 2018 at 18:48
Observe all of the actions that your body is doing all the time "automatically" such as the processes of eating, breathing, reacting, and thinking. Th...
February 11, 2018 at 18:01
If one fully analyzes the entire range of behavior of humans one quickly comes to the conclusion that most everything we do is instinctual (I prefer t...
February 11, 2018 at 17:43
Of course I can. IF there is disagreement with the premise THEN there will be disagreement with the conclusion (as there always is). One might as well...
February 11, 2018 at 16:40
Do you understand how holograms are constructed and reconstructed?
February 11, 2018 at 15:14
If you are a determinist the answer is no since everything has been already determined by the Laws of Nature. If you are someone who understands that ...
February 11, 2018 at 14:57
I always look for "clues" from many perspectives. The first big one for me was the nature of inborn skills, which sometimes are enormously magnified i...
February 11, 2018 at 14:49
The more I observe this thread, the more I realize (empirically) how useless logic is. What is literally happening is that not-logical thinking it's b...
February 11, 2018 at 10:52
Did you even read the title? The purpose of the post was not to relate my my own ideas on the subject. The purpose was to reportb in the researcher's ...
February 11, 2018 at 05:52
What precisely is "evolving"? Evolving implies that some consciousness exists that understands the concept of evolving, such as the Mind. The brain ap...
February 10, 2018 at 21:12
There is no compromise. Just one choice, one probabilistic (or random choice), no matter how small, destroys determinism. Compatibilism attempts to co...
February 10, 2018 at 20:37
Because you say so? Suppose sometime disagrees? I just did. Finding "facts" outside of philosophy class is actually quite difficult.
February 10, 2018 at 16:51
Where is the fact? It is simply a proposal (hence the proposition). You said "If". Suppose someone doesn't buy into your 'If". You are confusing conse...
February 10, 2018 at 15:28
There lies the problem. All you have done is articulate a personal desire that it be such. What I observe is a Universe that is changing by learning. ...
February 10, 2018 at 12:17
As I have written elsewhere, the mathematics of General Relativity does not support either of these notions: 1) the Earth moves around the sun or 2) t...
February 10, 2018 at 12:06
The problem is that everything is constantly changing. Induction is only approximated. There is no evidence of the unchanging nature of the universe a...
February 10, 2018 at 11:35
As for myself, I just keep it real by observing patterns, understanding human nature, always working on sharpening my skills via "cross-training", and...
February 10, 2018 at 05:35
My intuition moments just happen. Something may trigger the moment of epiphany. Something some someone says. Maybe a passing scene. Maybe a dream. It ...
February 10, 2018 at 03:26
I'm actually talking about knowledge acquisition. I believe this is what Hume was also interested in. Intuition is not only poorly defined, it is impo...
February 10, 2018 at 02:53
Not from what I have read and practiced. It simply suggests, based upon observations, that great desires lead to great sadness and that a better appro...
February 10, 2018 at 02:26
If we are agreeing, then great. However, I don't know where intuition/inspiration falls within the rules of logic. Also, pattern recognition is not si...
February 10, 2018 at 02:22
Buddhism suggests that desire (hope) is the root of all suffering.
February 10, 2018 at 01:55
Observations together with pattern recognition combined with inspiration/intuition that gives new meaning to these recognized patterns. A child builds...
February 10, 2018 at 01:52
Whether or not a certain syllogism is "valid" is only relevant on graded tests. What is relevant is knowledge is acquired by a combination of personal...
February 10, 2018 at 01:22
Nope. And such a point of view has no theory for variation in the universe. Quantum theory does. The only way determinism works is if the Laws of Natu...
February 09, 2018 at 23:23
Keep in touch then, because the Laws have me caught in this grip of non-believing, so if they happen to reveal something to you that might help, it wo...
February 09, 2018 at 23:18
There is no such thing as the laws of cause and effect for the rest of the universe. I guess it is something determinists just make up for the heck of...
February 09, 2018 at 23:15
Are you suggesting that the Laws of Nature work in such a manner that they give the real scoop about the nature of choice is to only certain people (d...
February 09, 2018 at 23:04
The determinist position is that there is no choice. Everything is determined. (If you are not a determinist, just go on believing otherwise, because ...
February 09, 2018 at 21:44
The issue is never racism, which is always prevalent in some form in any culture. The issue is the economic conditions that provide racism a platform ...
February 09, 2018 at 11:44
As history repeats today.
February 09, 2018 at 11:18
There"truth" goes even deeper than that. With a careful reading of this statement one might observe that, I think therefore I am. Quite interesting bu...
February 09, 2018 at 11:15
It is wonderful to hear of your recovery and how it added some new meaning too your life. One makes of Life as one's experiences may lead. My guess is...
February 09, 2018 at 11:11
To understand how"knowledge" is acquired, one can analyze the bird which we call crow. Enough birds with similar visible attributes, such as the color...
February 09, 2018 at 10:50
Is the ocean many waves or are many waves the ocean? It is all the same.
February 08, 2018 at 18:48