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Agathob

['Member']Joined: March 08, 2020 at 03:57Last active: March 13, 2020 at 00:262 discussions17 comments
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In: Questions about immaterial minds  — view comment
These are really good questions, Relativist. Let me think about them and I’ll get back to you later. Fair?
March 09, 2020 at 21:20
In: How to become an overman  — view comment
No matter how strong the will to power; will alone cannot grasp truths anecdotes self awareness can be mere self absorption. Perhaps I should clarify ...
March 09, 2020 at 20:56
In: Mind cannot be reduced to brain  — view comment
My question for you is: If materialistic science is correct and no ghost in the machine exists; how can there be any psychic abilities like what you’r...
March 09, 2020 at 20:52
In: Mind cannot be reduced to brain  — view comment
I would argue that the ego/mind isn’t a purely socially conditioned thing. Every human being IS an individual that interacts with others; while retain...
March 09, 2020 at 20:50
In: Mind cannot be reduced to brain  — view comment
I’ve heard of this guy. Interesting fellow. I disagree that there’s no ghost in the machine and the mind is only a virtual machine program. Each mind ...
March 09, 2020 at 20:49
In: Is society itself an ideology?  — view comment
I respectfully disagree with you. I love my fiancé and I want to sleep with her because I love her and I find her desirable. If we get pregnant, that’...
March 08, 2020 at 15:23
In: How to become an overman  — view comment
How to become an overman? If I’m understanding Nietzsche right, his overman would essentially throw out all previous moral systems and restart from sc...
March 08, 2020 at 15:16
In: Mind cannot be reduced to brain  — view comment
As Saint Thomas said: Follow where the truth leads. What makes a materialistic answer better than a non materialistic answer? That being said, may I a...
March 08, 2020 at 07:25
In: Mind cannot be reduced to brain  — view comment
I see your point. But: You haven’t answered the question, IMO; of: If the mind stems from the brain, how can anyone experience anything in a brain dea...
March 08, 2020 at 07:12
In: Mind cannot be reduced to brain  — view comment
How do you figure? These experiences happen with no brain waves at all. It should be impossible for anyone to perceive and know anything.
March 08, 2020 at 07:06
In: Mind cannot be reduced to brain  — view comment
Considering these guys, among others; have been studying them since the mid 60s with strong rigor; I don’t knock it. Plus, psychiatrists are some of t...
March 08, 2020 at 07:04
In: Mind cannot be reduced to brain  — view comment
And the case of Pam Reynolds as investigated by Dr Michael Sabom
March 08, 2020 at 06:33
In: Mind cannot be reduced to brain  — view comment
Dr Bruce Greyson of University of Virginia. His YouTube talk: “ Consciousness Independent of the Brain. “
March 08, 2020 at 06:27
In: What should religion do for us today?  — view comment
I agree with you, it was a pivotal moment. As for the “ toe the party line “: in the medieval Church, there was a tradition of disputation in which de...
March 08, 2020 at 05:09
In: Is society itself an ideology?  — view comment
I disagree that society itself is an ideology. I’m currently reading Aristotle’s Politics and he clearly states that the state is a community. A commu...
March 08, 2020 at 04:52
In: What should religion do for us today?  — view comment
As for Luther, his epistemic approach was badly flawed; IMHO. He didn’t do Scripture and reason. In fact, he stated that Aristotle was the third great...
March 08, 2020 at 04:42
In: What should religion do for us today?  — view comment
As a believing and practicing Catholic, I’ll address the OP’s question: What does religion do for us today? For myself, my Faith provides for me a way...
March 08, 2020 at 04:18
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