If conventional beliefs about the beginnings of things are accepted, there is no meaning. If the universe and human consciousness arose via a mindless...
Maybe so, but at least I have a better mind than ignorant morons like you whose philosophical insights and intelligent conversations are a victim of i...
Sam, Evidently I've failed, once again, to competently express the concept I tried to convey. Unfortunately, I do not know of a better explanation. Sh...
Evidence for independent consciousness abounds, but the history of honest investigation indicates that evidence is unimportant in the absence of a rea...
That would depend upon the particular "soul state," would it not? But whatever state one finds oneself in, or betwixt, an agreed-upon definition of ti...
If you retain sufficient consciousness that you no longer need a body to support it, and can learn to see without eyes, and to communicate via telepat...
That is the core of classical Buddhism, which treats soul as an epiphenomenon initially created by a brain, yet capable of retaining consciousness aft...
Thank you, Tim, for trying to educate me. It seems a hopeless task. I began reconsidering beliefs about the nature of the beginnings 60 years ago, as ...
You make some good sense; nonetheless I'm proposing a different approach that might appear nonsensical by your standards. It is, simply, that we first...
You are correct about modern telescopes, which I played an early role in putting under computer control, beginning with the first astronomical space t...
Forgive me, please, but I do not have the energy or time needed to educate philosophers in basic principles of physics. The internet, plus time and st...
It was interesting. My first look through a serious telescope (36" mirror diameter) opened to a view of something called a "globular cluster," kind of...
Drat! Then I'm at an impasse. After a half-century of trying to express unconventional ideas I've learned that without some standards, some basis for ...
The OP and subsequent comments seem to regard "mind" as an entity separate from the brain, repeating Descartes' mistake of conflating the concepts of ...
I did my best to present the options in a pejorative style, so as to accentuate their faults. That does not make them inaccurate. I propose that both ...
Am I supposed to expect something different, something closer to the truth, in Eastern or Southern or Northern philosophy? :chin: Telling you what to ...
Frank, Yes, I was a little hard on Tim. Late in a bad day and too well lubricated. No regrets, nonetheless. I do not want to waste time in conversatio...
There is no point in extending this conversation, until you get a brain transplant. I've no interest in communicating with programmed brains. Good bye...
From the nature and quality of their questions. I raised 3 offspring who were invited to question everything that engaged their curiosity. If someone ...
Great. Another philosopher who does not know that he does not know jack shit. Let's begin with you showing that you know anything about the origin and...
Frank, Thank you. Experience has shown that introducing the core ideas at the outset is worthless. But WTF, here they are: The universe, and self-awar...
That was my first thought. My current presentation is based on that assumption, so I've modified it accordingly from the previous published version. O...
Cool. So Frank was discussing bullshit. Engage him, ignore anything I write. Please. I promise to extend the same favor to both of you. -GL Both. My f...
Frank, You exemplify one of my complaints with philosophers. You attach yourselves to words as if they meant something in and of themselves, as you've...
It is the nature of ordinary, low-IQ humans to argue. (Fords are better than Chevys.) Big deal. So far, philosophers are no better, no different, exce...
Of course not. We can define the terms natural and artificial in terms of personal experience. We cannot define supernatural without waving our hands ...
Yes, yes, yes! The best philosophers were those who knew what they could of physics, beginning with Galileo and Descartes. The subjects are intertwine...
Frank, Please accept my apologies. I did not include any reasoning-- figured it would be obvious that if "gods" created apples, we know the origin of ...
Nonsense. Philosophy is all about agreement, but the field is dominated by nitwits who know nothing about the mechanics, the physics, of the subject t...
Would you consider the interesting possibility that if "gods" exist, some of them created apples? And that they are therefore more natural than apples...
Unless "philosophers" competently define what they mean by "mind" and "soul," what they think about those subjects is about as relevant as your garbag...
One problem with philosophy is really a problem with wanna-be philosophers. Consider this excerpt from the OP: "I came across a brilliant paper publis...
Wayfarer, You'll get no argument on this from me. I've studied neuro-anatomy and some of Wilder Penfield's open-brain research from 80-odd years ago, ...
Wayfarer, Good point, fairly taken, and a perfect example of the worthlessness of the "meaning" concept, in that here we are whining about the meaning...
Wayfarer, I can't dismiss a word you wrote. All valid, but not really pertinent to anything I wrote. I'm a physicist of sorts, not a philosopher. Here...
The belief in any brain/mind paradox is a linguistic glitch. The mind is immaterial, whether it is entirely a function of the material brain or a prop...
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