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- ok, but that wouldn't be out of the triangle. I am not necessarily interested in persons but in how the system manages the resources, the laws, the ...

It seems to me that your theory has exactly the same issue as materialism: how can you create qualia, experiences, consciousness from ''mundane inform...

I also believe that. Moreover, neutral monism does not solve anything, it just hide behind ''something''.

Sure, but that doesn't mean intelligent life won't be around

Both things actually. E.g., now we have micro and macro, but tomorrow we discover new elements, new dimensions, new realms, etc.. An infinite reality,...

So in the end it's all about getting information. But what about understanding it?

Your location will remain a mystery hehe

But technological/natural evolution won't reach infinity. PS: out of topic, where are you from?

Ok, I understand your view, I tend to largely agree with you on God, but I think I would disagree on the evolution part. I think between us and a supe...

Ok, I will ask you other simpler things. Do you think evolution will bring us new senses? If yes, can those senses be something that we cannot compreh...

I do believe that, but my question isn't about that. It limits to living beings inside the Universe.

I don't know. There are some things, like the infinite for example, which we cannot understand. But are there things that we wouldn't even be capable ...

I think the same. We sometimes tend to exaggerate the influence of philosophers and ideologies inside the academic world on society. Normal people don...

Thank you for your answer! I don't have a definite opinion on that, I might open another OP related to this topic, but I've got 3 issues with this: 1....

- But in Hoffman's theory, the hard problem disappears. - I agree, but communication is the result of abstraction. So I guess that the ability of abst...

But I am not referring to that. In Hoffman's view, I believe it is a matter of quantity, not quality. For example, in one of his interviews, he said t...

I am familiar with Don Hoffman, and I can say that his theory is very bold, but nonetheless, I find it plausible. But in regard to limits, how would m...

Maybe new senses will arise? Is this even possible, have we already reached the limit of all possible senses? Are there countless senses or just a few...

Alright guys, I see that you mostly disagree with mysterianism. But are there some good arguments for or against this ideology? Reminder: I am not lim...

Interesting answer. Sometimes I think that only the fact that we can think of ''there can be an infinite of degrees of knowledge'' is a fundamental di...

I read this review, but I am not sure if Gazzaniga would agree with it. I believe he is a bit confusing, because, on one hand, he clearly says that th...

Unfortunately, I couldn't read the article. I was referring mainly to his book ''Whose in charge?'', but also to some other articles. At first glance,...

But under epiphenomenalism, ''liking'' plays no role. That is what we're arguing against. ))

Every time I feel something, I can talk about it. For example, if a sudden pain struck me, I can say ''I am in pain''. Under epiphenomenalism, brain s...

Nobody likes epiphenomenalism these days. Poor epi :(

I've read the Acquaintance Hypothesis and to be fair, I really don't understand: 1. When matter gets acquainted with consciousness, isn't that produci...

I think there are correlations between mental states and what we call physical brain.

Action-reaction. But indeed, epiphenomenalists say that mind is not really physical. It's either immaterial (property dualism) or some kind of proto-p...

Agree! One of Chalmers' response was ''the acquaintance'' and to be fair, I do not understand it exactly, because this supposed acquaintance seems to ...

So far, materialism has unsuccessfully tried to avoid the hard problem. The strongest theories so far are the identity theory and functionalism, both ...

By the way, if epiphenomenalism is true, why do we go watch comedy movies at the cinema? I mean, I cannot see any reason to spend resources and precio...

Is it because of the huge coincidence between reports and epiphenomenal states? Not only that, but it also looks like a law of nature to feel, for exa...

But here's what I still don't understand after a decent amount of research: 1. Why would a zombie report pain? a. where did the zombie have the notion...

Thanks!

Hmmm... you got me thinking... so the only way I see it in favor of epiphenomenalism in case panpsychism is true is to assume that: 1. atoms have mass...

''I suspect'' says more about you than the subject :rofl:

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Let's assume it was an accident indeed, not a purpose of nature. But in order to happen, it must be possible. So I am arguing that the very possibilit...

It's a nice OP, you have to admit. Not my best but still...

You've raised something interesting hee, but please answer me a question first: the Absolute Infinity you mentioned, if it exists, it also include wha...

Sounds very elegant and in my opinion plausible, but being at the beginning of my quest for answers, I also find plausibility in other theories. But I...

1. And how can we prove it is an accident? It is just an assumption. 2. Even if it is an accident, the hard problem remains and as long as it remains,...

The OP isn't meant to argue the Identity theory. All I am saying is that over time, materialism has come up with all sorts of answers for consciousnes...

It totally makes sense to me, but.... But as always, things are complicated! I should open a discussion called ''Why things are so damn complicated!?'...

But maybe ''the laws of physics'' are very different in other universes, so different that you'd consider them magic.

I didn't say that's the case. I wrote it as a variant. Read 2. And by the way, who decides what's physical, natural and what is not?

Interesting, could you please give me more details on that?

You are right, but the mainstream ideologies are called materialism and panpsychism, and they are competitors.

What you define as supernatural for this universe may be natural in other universes. You were a bit vague with that. The identity theory states that c...

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