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No. I take a picture of with an x-ray that I can look at and see what is inside the person. How is that different from taking a picture of that person...

Problematic or not, astronomers have measured the red and blue shifts of stars and even planets within the Milky Way, our galaxy. They are not moving ...

This is true of many things science studies. We don't see electrons, protons, quarks. We look at them by smashing them together and watching the parts...

Science already has lots to say about ethics and ultimate values - from the perspective of psychology, sociology, and anthropology.

Oh Frankie, Frankie, Frankie. Here, let me make some cocoa for you. I put in a marshmallow the way you like it. Now come over here and sit in your nic...

Stephen Jay Gould is one of my favorite writers. He taught me a lot about evolution, science, and writing. But I agree that his non-overlapping magist...

Agree with this. Don't agree with this.

I agree with this, but I don't see why it is a problem. Science is looking in from the outside. That's how it works. If we can look at every other phe...

I'm with @"Isaac" on this one. There doesn't have to be a why. The speed of light has to be something. Why does there have to be a reason? Sometimes "...

This makes a lot of sense to me, by which I mean I agree. This is why the hard problem may be hard, but it's not really a problem, just a question.

This lays out the question pretty well, although in different language than I would use. One thing I disagree with is equating the world of experience...

This is something I've struggled with a bit. I know you can't talk about noumena. As Lao Tzu says, the Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao. ...

I think it's because many of the issues are so personal. Our experiences are what is most who we are.

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Of course. Thanks for the correction.

Oh, wait. I have a better one: You have fallen prey to the Who gives a shit logical fallacy.

You only need an excuse for being wrong.

I think the @"BC" vs. @"Bitter Crank" debate is the profoundest philosophical display since the great "Yaba daba do" vs. "Yaba daba dingbat do" contro...

So we vote to determine the truth now? Majority wins?

And people on the other side think the same about Chalmers. It's not an argument, it's name calling. I know you are, but what am I? I'm really glad yo...

I do understand that. I even understand why it's hard to imagine that that experience could be explainable in terms of biology and neurology. It's jus...

Ok. He's popular so he must be right.

I just don't see what the big deal is. I think it's just one more case, perhaps the only one left, where people can scratch and claw to hold onto the ...

I'm not sure how that is different from what I wrote. And no, I'm not looking for an answer either.

@"BC" Also, I think the politically correct way of saying it now is "BCE."

This from "Facing Up to the Problem of Consciousness."

Isn't this what they call the hard problem - How does manipulating information turn into our experience of the world? The touch, taste, sight, sound, ...

I find your statements unconvincing.

This from Wikipedia: As this indicates, the eye for an eye standard was developed not as endorsement for revenge but as a limit to retribution. Punish...

I think there is a case to be made for a theistic worldview. I actually have an OP on the subject half-written. I'll finish it eventually.

Yes, I understand that.

I've worked really hard to annoy several Scotsmen and Irishmen here on the forum.

Yes. And that's why I love the forum so much. Annoying @"Noble Dust" is just icing on the cake.

I don't want to get into a long discussion about how science has to proceed. I will say that there is no reason the mind would not be among entities a...

And people ask me why I want to be a member of The Philosophy Forum. Where else can I find such deep discussions about such important philosophical is...

I use "yaba daba doo" sometimes. Adding "dingbat" breaks up the rhythm in a way that doesn't make aesthetic sense.

"I can't imagine" is a pretty pitiful argument.

Not faith, confidence. Could I be wrong? Of course. But the fact that many people cannot conceive that consciousness might have a physical basis is no...

That science has not explained. I see no reason to believe it can't.

I suppose, but I stand by my judgement. Going beyond that is outside the bounds of this discussion.

As far as I can see, there's no reason to think that consciousness can't be understood in terms of principles we already are aware of. I don't see any...

If it can't be known by science, how can it be known. How do you know it?... You don't.

It still amazes me that almost anyone, almost anywhere can get almost any book, movie, or music just by pushing a couple of buttons. I disagree with t...

Antonio Damasio is a neuroscientist who studies the biological foundations of mental processes, including consciousness. The book I have is "The Feeli...

Not necessarily. I think it would vary from situation to situation.

No, I'm saying that atheists in general would not say that because it's not true and shows a lack of understanding of how the universe works.

The idea of a field is not all that exotic - it just means there is a specific value of some property at all locations of space, at least within a giv...

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I wouldn't push the button, but that doesn't change my answer to the previous question.