Gnomon

OK. I'll delete the quote. But I wasn't trying to "propagate" anything. I had never heard that quote before. And it doesn't even indicate the point I ...

I'm sorry, if my equation of Energy & Mind annoys you. But, that's exactly why my thesis*1 is based on metaphysical Information instead of physical En...

Everything in the universe has a "temporal dimension" in the sense that all things change*1. That's what Einstein referred to as the "Fourth Dimension...

Yes. Daniel Dennett derisively labeled that hypothetical "central processing hub" as the Cartesian Theatre. And the "hub" was portrayed as a homunculu...

I like that analogy. Mostly because it aligns with my own little reductive thesis, that everything in the universe is a form of Energy, in the sense o...

Apparently, Substance Dualism never went away. It seems to be compared or contrasted with Property Dualism in the never-ending debates on Brain vs Min...

I'm currently reading a book by mathematical physicist Charles Pinter, subtitled : How the Mind Creates the Features & Structure of All Things, and Wh...

Perhaps the Consciousness problem is "intractable" for empirical science because subjective experience is seamless & holistic, with no obvious joints ...

Yes. What we are aware of is Change. And the cognitive ability to keep track of changes in the environment may be a minimum requirement for the contin...

Thanks for that information. :joke: Barbieri's interest in Information is for its role in Biology. Whereas my focus is on its multifunction roles in O...

A wise insight! :up: Unfortunately, some of us posters --- for the purpose of winning arguments --- sub-divide our ontological fundamental blocks of k...

Thanks. Your post clarified that -- to me -- unfamiliar concept : how to divide Monistic (holistic) Ontology into a Dualistic (reductive) Worldview : ...

I agree that much of the posting on metaphysical topics soon devolves into polarized Polemics instead of dispassionate Philosophy. The arguments may n...

Thanks for stepping-in there. Your explanation makes more sense to me than the "epistemic cut" notion. For someone with no formal training in Philosop...

Sorry. Perhaps I mis-spoke. What do you call a "neural scientist" if not a "neurologist"? A "neuroscientist"? I didn't mean to imply that he is an MD....

I agree that Biosemiotics is a theory of living things, not thinking things. So, I don't understand why sarcastically replied that "You did a splendid...

Yes. Materialism is not helpful for dealing with the philosophy of mind*1. That's why David Chalmers, a professional Neurologist, calls the metaphysic...

Yes. But useful for what purpose? The materialists on this forum appear to be only interested in physical scientific uses : e.g. can we build artifici...

You seem to be more familiar with Biology than with Quantum Physics*1. If so, you may be able to enlighten me about Biosemiotics (BS). Which has been ...

Sorry to have bothered you with dumb questions about an esoteric topic. I guess Biosemiotics is not for the uninformed general public. Are you reservi...

Apo, I could say the same about the quote from your post. But I didn't want to be crass. :joke: I was simply asking for clarification of unfamiliar ja...

I didn't think you were an expert on the philosophy of monistic Panpsychism; neither am I. But you seem to have a negative opinion of it. Others on th...

The quoted sentence above, sounds pretty technical (abstruse). Can you deconstruct it for someone not familiar with Biosemiotic jargon? Does it deny t...

Coincidentally, I just came across a YouTube video, by Sabine Hossenfelder, on the topic of "why the universe is not locally real". After a quick Goog...

Depends on how you look at it. :joke: Empirical science ignored the mental aspects of reality for centuries, because it was associated with Souls, Spi...

You seem to be a level-headed fellow. So, I was concerned that you interpreted my brief sketches of three competing worldviews as "mis-representing" t...

I'm not trying to misrepresent anyone's beliefs. Just to be descriptive of a pertinent contrasting interpretation of the Materialistic belief system*1...

Materialists will dismiss both Panpsychism and Animism as primitive religious superstitions. But the 21st century quantum physicists (see my post abov...

One Amazon review of Goff's book, boils it down to a competition between theories for the origin of consciousness in a material world : "The book iden...

"The argument from reason challenges the proposition that everything that exists, and in particular thought and reason, can be explained solely in ter...

I am aware that you and I are coming from completely different backgrounds : mine in the sciences, yours in history & literature. But, surprisingly, w...

Again, we have here an instance of looking at one side (the apparent side) of the whole world. Since scientists have concluded, from available evidenc...

Again, I'll reply to you, because dialoging with 180 is like talking to a snarky wall. He says that, in his superior wisdom, he is convinced that phys...

sarcastically & superciliously ridiculed your & my spooky immaterial opinions in this thread about general Reason instead of particular Things. Specif...

Precisely! Scientists may be on a wild-goose chase as they look for some heretofore unknown particles (equivalent to photons) in order to explain the ...

I'm surprised that unconventional statement made sense to you. From the mundane perspective of Materialism, Energy is imagined to be merely a transien...

Wrong! :joke: Energy is such an unchanging Cause of change. According to the second law of thermodynamics, the total Energy (causal force) content of ...

Yes. But is not one of "those" preferring "unfettered" imagination. The negative reactions to Wayfarer's OP seem to be falsely accusing him of making ...

I agree that philosophers, for the sake of argument, often make such compartmentalized distinctions, regarding controversial topics. From a general ph...

Yes. But perhaps I read it with different preconceptions. I understood him to be questioning the metaphysical assumptions of doctrinal Materialism, no...

Of course! I posted the quote only because Wayfarer's "revelations" were being implicitly compared to divine revelations, in the service of religion i...

If you are interested in an amateur philosophical perspective, my thesis postulates a way to resolve your incomprehension of 0 + 0 = 1. Hint, one of t...

I'm not familiar with Jaworsky, but on this forum, we have discussed how the ancient notion of hylomorphism might help to explain some perennial probl...

Personally, I don't read 's modest proposals as "challenging science" or arguing for "exclusivity" of philosophical reasoning versus scientific reason...

Sounds very similar to my own personal project. Which I began a few years ago, after a quantum physicist remarked on what he saw on the quantum level ...

As usual, we are treading in swampy terrain here, with pockets of philosophical quicksand all around. So, this post is likely to get your feet wet & s...

Yes, but those rare cases seem to be the exception rather than the rule. In my personal case, I take a Stoic attitude toward the cessation of Self : "...

The Closer to Truth video asks "Is Information Fundamental?". And Seth Lloyd thinks it is. But, here's what The Information Philosopher says about tha...

Does it remind you of someone you know? :smile:

Interesting! Do you have a link to that experiment? How many monkeys involved (n=?)? Does it assume that the monkeys bang away randomly, or have they ...