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In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
Yes, for now panpsychism is, in my opinion, just a proposal to people to analyze things from another perspective, it is more like an alternative appea...
July 17, 2020 at 14:27
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
I've seen this way of thinking in many materialists like Sean Caroll, but what they don't want to admit it's that this is not a matter of gathering mo...
July 17, 2020 at 06:50
In: If the Universe is infinite, can there be a galaxy made of computers?  — view comment
But I was talking about computers brought up by accident, combinations of atoms, not by intelligence.
July 15, 2020 at 06:44
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
I have exactly the same issue: "maybe i'm missing something here". But to be honest, I think it is more likely the case of defending belief at any cos...
July 14, 2020 at 17:11
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
Ok, maybe I've made wrong assumptions, but I cannot simply go around and give explanations for commonsensical things. If one goes to the doctor and sa...
July 14, 2020 at 16:42
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
I am sorry but I cannot take that seriously. I truly believe you perfectly know what I and @bert1 are talking about. I truly believe that no explanati...
July 14, 2020 at 15:42
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
:up:
July 14, 2020 at 12:49
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
I am not a native speaker, but by first person experience I mean absolutely any experience one can have. That you were. I think there is no one to con...
July 14, 2020 at 06:07
In: Is the mind a fiction of the mind?  — view comment
Of course it is a fiction. Materialism is the only real thing.
July 13, 2020 at 21:11
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
So you need to search that on wikipedia and Britannica. Do you have personal experiences? If no, keep searching. As for the rest, I have been polite s...
July 13, 2020 at 18:58
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
Try more
July 13, 2020 at 18:00
In: If the Universe is infinite, can there be a galaxy made of computers?  — view comment
Agree
July 13, 2020 at 17:50
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
Ok, let me make it simple. Saying mental processes (moving of atoms inside your brain) is the same with pain for example is like saying a punch in the...
July 13, 2020 at 17:05
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
No, it's first person experience.
July 13, 2020 at 06:19
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
There is good news in this debate: a clear line has been drawn - on one hand, we have materialists reaching their limits and now the only thing they c...
July 12, 2020 at 20:21
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
It is exactly my problem with a part of philosophy. It is like an athlete who stops in the middle of the raceand say ''I won! That was the finish line...
July 12, 2020 at 07:46
In: If the Universe is infinite, can there be a galaxy made of computers?  — view comment
I actually agree with you. But apparently, it's just the two of us who believe that. So I personally believe that even if the universe is infinite, yo...
July 12, 2020 at 07:43
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
:up:
July 12, 2020 at 05:43
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
Kenosha Kid wouldn't agree with that. He says that the universe does not necessarily follow logic or common-sense.
July 11, 2020 at 21:19
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
Ok, I respect that, but then there's the issue of what is physical. Is consciousness fundamental, is it part of matter, is it part of the laws of natu...
July 11, 2020 at 20:58
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
Not so fast my friend! First of all, observing how things work and not what they are is called science, not materialism, and that I have nothing again...
July 11, 2020 at 20:34
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
Exactly!!!
July 11, 2020 at 19:57
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
It is special because materialism cannot explain it. It is fundamentally different from the rest of things. Stating it isn't doesn't mean it isn't. It...
July 11, 2020 at 19:35
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
That's the point. No. X#7366$€÷77_÷3663%#%#_77#_6#6# like equations or description of atom movemnts will never explain the "redness" of red. Just get ...
July 11, 2020 at 19:24
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
That makes absolutely no difference in terms of the hard problem. See, this is the problem with materialism. They postulate all kind of information th...
July 11, 2020 at 19:01
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
It shows that we will be able to find out how consciousness arises, dissapears, and correlates with phisicsl states, it tells nothing about the 1st pe...
July 11, 2020 at 15:02
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
If I find a therapist like you who denies consciousness, he'll need a surgeon to fix him )))
July 11, 2020 at 13:49
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
Exactly! I am an outsider when it comes to philosophy and ideologies and I can say that I am shocked by the difference between my expectations and rea...
July 11, 2020 at 13:05
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
Grounds are an illusion, they don't exist. It's a word invented by you and you don't exist, therefore ''grounds'' doesn't exist. 180 Proof - ''I am no...
July 11, 2020 at 06:53
In: Simple Argument for the Soul from Free Will  — view comment
The issue ''could have done otherwise'' is deeply flawed in so many aspects. I may open a discussion regarding this.
July 10, 2020 at 20:33
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
It's the ultimate proof for your consciousness. You know, I asked a question on this forum on why so many deny consciousness and many people argued th...
July 10, 2020 at 06:28
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
All of them with some success for the easy problem and 0 success on the hard problem. Again, the hard problem has been avoided and even denied, but ul...
July 09, 2020 at 16:33
In: What Would the Framework of a Materialistic Explanation of Consciousness Even Look Like?  — view comment
I have a direct experience, that's an ultimate proof. Anything trying to prove it more or deny it it's simply a waste of time.
July 09, 2020 at 16:31
In: Simple Argument for the Soul from Free Will  — view comment
Many scientists and philosophers are struggling to show us there are rational scientific physical explanations for everything. Sometimes they provide ...
July 09, 2020 at 13:40
In: If the Universe is infinite, can there be a galaxy made of computers?  — view comment
This type. But it seems our telescopes show us only stars and planets, no other type of galaxyes.
July 08, 2020 at 17:38
In: If the Universe is infinite, can there be a galaxy made of computers?  — view comment
Yes, but there is one thing: the monkey has to use its hands in a way it won't limit itself to hitting the keyboard in the same patterns over and over...
July 08, 2020 at 12:47
In: Can something be ''more conscious'' than we are?  — view comment
I don't see it like this. Yes, it is just a theory and it does not claim it is more than that. Even if it has no empirocal evidence yet, it has a stro...
July 06, 2020 at 10:25
In: Can something be ''more conscious'' than we are?  — view comment
For example if consciousness is fundamental.
July 06, 2020 at 09:30
In: Can something be ''more conscious'' than we are?  — view comment
Yes, but that doesn't mean it has no potential to reveal truths.
July 06, 2020 at 09:24
In: Can something be ''more conscious'' than we are?  — view comment
Your argument makes sense and I admit I haven't thought about this so far. Thank you! I think this is a trap! I think panpsychism sees a rock as a non...
July 06, 2020 at 09:22
In: Simple Argument for the Soul from Free Will  — view comment
Hello, For instance: we can assume there is consciousness at the subatomic level, but it cannot manifest itself unless it is integrated in a more comp...
July 05, 2020 at 07:31
In: Can something be ''more conscious'' than we are?  — view comment
And your friend was never the same again. :lol: I truly admire your style of being simple in bringing arguments, I am a simple man myself. But sometim...
July 04, 2020 at 17:01
In: Can something be ''more conscious'' than we are?  — view comment
I see you have had a great debate here. Sorry I've missed it! Let me bring an argument for panpsychism: No, a robot wouldn't have more consciousness t...
July 04, 2020 at 16:56
In: Can something be ''more conscious'' than we are?  — view comment
But isn't this like saying there is a potential for ''infinite consciousness''? I mean I know about my own existence, I know that there is a huge univ...
July 04, 2020 at 16:47
In: Can something be ''more conscious'' than we are?  — view comment
Very heavy! And in my opinion this raises the following question: CAN THERE BE CONSCIENCE WITHOUT SENSES? Maybe consciousness is the sense of your exi...
July 04, 2020 at 16:36
In: Can something be ''more conscious'' than we are?  — view comment
Very complex. So I deduce the following: there is a paradigm shift between humans and animals: from a potential limited to a finite number of concepts...
July 04, 2020 at 16:30
In: How come ''consciousness doesn't exist'' is so popular among philosophers and scientists today?  — view comment
But nobody insulted. I made a mistake using a term I didn't know it was a slur. I am not native and I really didn't know. Other than that, I think the...
July 04, 2020 at 16:17
In: Can something be ''more conscious'' than we are?  — view comment
Yes, exactly. If panpsychism is right and consciousness is fundamental, there's no way you could make a basic element unconscious. The only way is to ...
July 01, 2020 at 17:50
In: Can something be ''more conscious'' than we are?  — view comment
Makes sense. Too complicated for me :))
July 01, 2020 at 16:40
In: How come ''consciousness doesn't exist'' is so popular among philosophers and scientists today?  — view comment
OOOO that was a really strong one! But I don't believe Dennett is denying it, I just believe he wants to convince people there's nothing special about...
July 01, 2020 at 06:29
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