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I think what is missing are the metaphysical elements of existence. For example: 1. Sentience 2. Wonder 3. Purpose In other words, why does one care i...

Thank you. My interpretation is that Emergence/Panpsychism (which is a wonderful paradigm/metaphor for consciousness) would explain the cognition phen...

Okay, just a few questions for now: 1. What is your interpretation of a 'top-level' system? 2. A process that creates complex systems out of pre-exist...

Guys, Emergence in itself, as a description of how the cognition works (parts working together to comprise the whole), is one very plausible theory. E...

Agreed again, and like others have advised, we failed to see your logic. LOL Be well

And you have passed the false-dichotomy test. The ironic thing, is cognitive science/psychology 101 warns against dichotomization. LOL

Gibberish and patently false. As self-directed individuals, humans use reason to discover and uncover truths about themselves in the world. Those moti...

Agreed, well said. It warrants a refresher: ineffable; that is, they cannot be communicated, or apprehended by any means other than direct experience....

It's not independent, that's the concern/problem. It is perceived as independent yet not independent. Further, it's dependent on each other to functio...

How did you arrive at that conclusion? I was merely talking about the hard problem of consciousness. Or, the unexplained illogical nature of same. Now...

There is a distinction between distraction and daydreaming, yes? Consider yourself driving to work while your subconsciousness is putting you in an is...

Technically those are different things. Non-contradiction says it can’t be both true and false. Excluded middle says it can’t be anything but true or ...

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Law of Excluded Middle or commonly referred to law of non-contradiction. Because Being is in the state of becoming there is always 'middle ground' in ...

Good point. Throw in Metaphysical/Phenomenology into the mix. Like explaining the color red, or the phenomena of Love, or the sense of wonder, or the ...

Indeed, it's beyond all logic. It's a little more difficult for say, the atheist, to square the circle too. (That is because most atheists believe log...

I submit that Stoicism is either the label for a therapy and not a philosophy, The short answer is yes. Stocism is indeed a Philosophy. Unless you are...

Philosophically, Aristotle remains relevant here in that the best gift we can give to ourselves (and each other) is to 'know thyself'. Perhaps there a...

Ha, I love that! An ex-colleague of mine who has a lot of book smarts (PHD) is always glass-half empty/has negative energy. You can see it on his face...

I think Love is a fascinating subject. A subject that relates to abstract phenomena that we experience as humans. In the context of , say, romantic lo...

I think that's worth noting, because it seems to be a mixture of many truth's. Abstract Love: what is the love we have for aesthetics? Consider the fe...

Interesting thought there. Your first two paragraphs capture the classic Existential angst that one, at some point, will encounter during life's sojou...

Evidence continues to suggest that past behavior is a good indicator of future behavior; obstruction and abuse of power. Stay tuned.

But why are we calculating or thinking? If I'm calculating a formula to determine the size of a roof truss, I'm feeling a sense of anticipation. I'm f...

The world of mathematics you would. Which begs the question, what does it feel like to run calculations (?).

21. Longtime Trump associate Roger Stone was found guilty on Friday (today 11/15/19) of lying to Congress and other charges in a case that has shed ne...

I think one would have to define anchor points first(?). Similarly: Daniel Dennett identifies four properties that are commonly ascribed to qualia. Ac...

...sure, the a priori thing in itself. And the question begging notion that in either case of apprehending reality, it is not knowable. It just is. I'...

You probably already know this ( no pun intended-ha), but that is basically one interpretation of Kant's noumena. I would say Mark, that anchoring abs...

I think Leo has done a somewhat convincing or otherwise eloquent job at making the case for the metaphysical will in nature. Accordingly, and in more ...

That's basically Kant's synthetic a priori (aka: all events must have a cause). I wonder, what does the realist say about abstracts/mathematics; is it...

if a person perceives their life to be brilliant and they narcissistically believe they are infallible, can harm really befall them if they don't see ...

Kierkegaard would have enjoyed Viagra LOL. But seriously, I think (particularly ancient philosophy), that those philosopher's would have most certainl...

Maybe I'm missing your point. My point is that it's written into text books on Philosophy. It's intrinsic to the domain as it were. Maybe my question ...

Yes Janus I've experienced that which you mentioned, as well. In an attempt to get the good from the bad, and lessons-learned kind of things, it's ins...

My point/question is not rhetorical. The concept of God/causation is part of philosophical discourse whether we like it or not. Hence my question, why...

Question: under what circumstance could one imagine, that she would not be able to understand the color red? Bonus questions: have you solved the hard...

I'm actually not too terribly surprised. I noticed a difference in his posts lately; antagonistic. Almost arguing for the sake of arguing.

Well notice I didn't say *ugly* 'head'. It rears its head for a reason. That reason must convey some sort of 'universal' notion of cause that's associ...

1. How so? If you look at all the philosophical disciplines, God rears its head as part of the analysis. It is used as a typical antithesis or contras...

I think maybe if you would have linked it to artificial intelligence, which is an emerging topic, you would have had more success. You know, robots, d...

If I may say, you would be denying Philosophy itself by ignoring the first cause axiom's. For instance, you would have no criteria to argue the domain...

Your above quote is yet again another direction or discipline one could explore. In ethics , I think it's important. Real quick, politically and relig...

I think that's a great question. Sort of an all inclusive type of question that could lead one into many areas or directions. Gee, where to start. 1. ...

I don't know if the ancients were more ethical, though if I were to guess I would say less ethical in some areas. For example, violence was obviously ...

Are you suggesting anything from consciousness that is immeasurable does not exist?

Dazed, as a Christian Existentialist I don't believe in hell. I'm sorry I won't be able to help you there. Though I don't necessarily consider myself ...

Consider the (metaphysical) soul in another way: Imagine the soul as an informational database of storage. Where the hardrive operating system storage...

It's been awhile but studying the brain's limbic system which is basically the primitive small brain, is apparently where many animals have a form of ...

Consciousness is irrational or illogical or otherwise beyond rational explanation... . It's like saying red and not red at the same time (LEM). I alwa...