I never said that I doubt the physical senses or the physical world. That notion is in your imagination. My arguments have nothing to do with doubting...
The masses have always been ruled by Fascists of some kind : Kings, Emperors, Lords, Dictators, WarLords, etc. But in order to placate the sheep, the ...
I don't know about "Neo-Kantian", but I now know something about "Aboutness". :joke: The Power of Absence : In order to establish the plausibility of ...
That's OK. I get the "Physics is Truth" treatment a lot, when I discuss Metaphysical topics. I'm familiar with the Materialist worldview of most Physi...
Sorry I'm late to the party. Looks like you are being unfairly accused of Magic & Mysticism. I can relate. Your hybrid theory pretty much sums up my v...
Sorry Darkness. I don't believe in extreme philosophical Solipsism, as you imply. But then, Descartes' radical skepticism began from that starting pos...
"Waves, particles, fields - how they can be consolidated in the mind, now there's a challenge for metaphysics." Some scientists and philosophers think...
Sorry. I don't understand the question. Unless you are inadvertently referring to my Enformationism hypothesis. From that perspective, "waves, particl...
There's no metaphysical mystery to such immaterial notions : they are all imaginary. :wink: "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowled...
I'm sorry you feel that way. It's difficult to have a dialog with a mindless zombie. :joke: If you are a practicing Physicist, Chemist, or Biologist, ...
I'm not proposing that philosophers start meddling in Physics, but that they stick to their specialty : Metaphysics. Besides, if it's "nothing, why ar...
A few people with degrees in philosophy make their living by offering Philosophical Counseling. But their professional niche is very small compared to...
Yes. I'm aware that most physicists don't do metaphysics. But philosophers do. And this is a philosophical forum, is it not?. So, why not consider Met...
If the number "four" is not a Metaphysical Object, does that mean it's a Physical object? If so, what is it's Being, Existence, and Reality? Are "conc...
GMBA I know that was a put-down. But, are you seriously implying that -- in your professional opinion -- Quantum phenomena do not belong in the Metaph...
Morality is not an arbitrary choice, but a deliberate decision to act in the interest of others. A freewill Agent acts in self-interest. A Moral Agent...
They may be described mathematically as waves, but they are portrayed graphically as balls. That's because the human mind can only imagine metaphysica...
If the thing studied is not physical, what is it if not meta-physical? :smile: Non-physical : not tangible or concrete. Definitions from Oxford Langua...
That's what I said. A "field" is an abstract mathematical definition, not a physical object in the traditional sense. A "model" is an abstraction from...
They still call it the Wave Function "of a particle". So, it seems that most physicists still treat holistic quantum level wave functions as-if they a...
Sure, I'm sure, because I read it in Wikipedia. :nerd: Scientific Materialism : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientistic_materialism Materialism : Ph...
Cathy I must have missed this topic 10 months ago. I'm sorry you have been getting the "religious nut" treatment on the forum. I think you are correct...
There is a good reason why philosophers are intrigued by Quantum Theory : Theory, per se, is informed metaphysical speculation, as opposed to practica...
Yes, I think "outlier" is more descriptive of the significance of the human mind, abruptly emerging in the midst of plodding Darwinian evolution. I ag...
I don't think of G*D as an emotional humanoid person. So, I doubt that he-she-it would be offended by any slight or major disrespect. But I also don't...
Yes. Modern science has expanded the range of our senses, via artificial sensors, beyond the comprehension of earlier generations. But, we still under...
I think the most general cause is BEING : the power to exist. Once existence is established, then other attributes can be inferred. And I'm convinced ...
I agree with your general thesis " that intelligence is a favorable evolutionary development in organisms and that it gives its possessor an edge in t...
I think my alien would also note that earthly Intelligence is a spectrum, and not confined to a single species. For example, crab-like creatures are s...
I thought this topic was about Mysterianism. But, you want to limit the scope of "understandable' to biological beings? In any case, if an abiotic dei...
Do you think it's possible for a "superior" alien species in our physical universe -- or even in a forever multiverse -- to be Omniscient? That's what...
No. The problem of explaining the emergence of immaterial processes --- such as Life, Mind, & Consciousness --- was inherent in the theory of Material...
Humans, with their unique knowledge of Physics and Practical Mathematics, have come to the understanding that our world has not always existed, but ha...
Yes. Hoffman has taken a bold step in the direction of answering the "hard question". His notion that Mind is fundamental is part of the answer. But m...
That's because your heart's desire is not expressed in concise words, but in ineffable feelings. The Buddha knew what you want : the unobtainable. Whi...
That admission dates you. I, too, am an elderly Lane lover. Where can I find a virtual Diane? When Actual is not possible, Virtual may be better than ...
Even scientists who accept the Big Bang Birth as the origin of our universe, also accept the old adage that something never comes from nothing, hence ...
An Eastern version of Freewill within Natural Constraints is found in Taoism. "Tao" is often translated as "the Way", or "the paved Path", and is esse...
I can relate to the analogy of the physical universe imagined as the brain of a cosmic Mind. That may be how Pythagoras viewed his mystical mathematic...
I am also a non-practitioner of Buddhist Meditation. But I think the practice of present-mindedness is a good thing, especially for those who are not ...
No. The simple observation of common mathematical proportions at large & small scales is just a trivial fact. But those who make a big deal of it, fol...
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