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To continue… The paper by J.W. Anderson I referenced in my previous post, “More is Different” has a different take on reductionism and the hierarchy o...

For me, the question is whether the spiritual phenomena described in the two different philosophies represent the same, or similar, human experiences....

This is what came to mind when I read your first post - I have found, personally, that a confusing situation resolves itself when you give up, surrend...

The world has many languages, but the subtitles are all in Hebrew.

Yes, all dignified and stuff with stalwart sons and gentle maidens. Elokent... elikwint...good. Give me the bright blood red glare of a rocket any tim...

You're not listening! It's "Canadia." You're like @"Noble Dust" who went on an on claiming that the correct name was Canadian Goose instead of Canada ...

Here's your problem - the correct country name is not "Canada," it's "Canadia." Lots of people get that wrong. Confuses things. Many people think the ...

There is no question that chemistry is just particle physics. There is no question that cell biology is just chemistry. There is no question that neur...

I find Bacevich's contention that the Ukraine invasion is much less damaging and disruptive than the US's invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan convincing...

To me, Justified True Belief, including the Gettier problems, shed no light on how people actually come to know things. What follows is something I wr...

I haven't had much luck getting my point across on this issue, so I plan to start a new thread soon to discuss a broader application of my understandi...

I haven't been following this thread, but I read something I thought people might be interested in. It's an article by Andrew Bacevich, one of my favo...

I'm with 180 Proof. I there is no way to determine whether a proposition is true or false, even in principle, then it is meaningless. Another example ...

Thank you.

Good post. I can't judge if it's an accurate representation of Schopenhauer's positions, but it's clear and well-written. I've never been able to figu...

Let's face it, that is everyone on the forum's Achilles heel, although calling it that is probably giving it more dignity than it deserves. Question -...

When I was a wrestler, my nickname was "Killer." People would say "Hey, Killer," and then laugh.

Your post didn't respond to what I wrote. My assertions are 1) Reductionism is a metaphysical position 2) You are a reductionist 3) Metaphysical posit...

Reductionism, your favored approach to knowledge, is also a metaphysical position, but you attempt to justify it empirically all the time.

I was following up on this and came across a discussion of Louis Pasteur's work, which took place at roughly the same time as Snow's. Pasteur did use ...

You will find that many disagreements here on the forum center around the misunderstanding you describe. When you're talking ontology and epistemology...

I don't think it's clear at all. John Snow is known as the father of epidemiology. His main claim to fame is that he traced a cholera epidemic in Lond...

Sorry, forgot to respond. When I think of Enlightenment, I think of reason. When I think of Romanticism, I think of feelings and ideals. Maybe I've go...

How old is your daughter? She sounds quite perceptive.

No, unless when we're talking about what kind of pie to have, we want to talk about the hypanthium, endocarp, and mesocarp of the pome.

Except that anti-natalists are the kind of people that, if they did have kids, their kids wouldn't take care of them. I guess it's like that country s...

I think that's a good policy if your children have any money. Mine don't.

I don't consider either brain function or mental function illusory. They are both useful ways of thinking and talking about human experience and behav...

No thanx.

No, I'm talking about different levels of organization. When we talk about the nervous system, we talk about neurons and synapses. When we talk about ...

As I indicate, I disagree. You've misunderstood my argument. Don't worry about it. I don't think we have anything else to discuss.

By your standard, talking about neurological phenomena as an explanation for mental processes is just as futile than talking about psychological pheno...

I don't disagree that the processes you describe, or some like them, are the source of mind. That's different than saying that they are mind. The proc...

Temperature is a property of a large group of particles. A parallel would be if mind is a property of a large group of neurons. I'm not sure what to s...

There is always a problem with discussions of consciousness. People don't define exactly what they mean. Two choices, 1) self-awareness or 2) experien...

This is an oversimplification. Microscopes were invented in the early 1600s, but the germ theory of disease didn't become prevalent till the middle 18...

Remember Marco, the guy from the Netherlands who harassed the forum a couple of months ago? I think it may be him.

Here's a link to one of my favorite threads in my time on the forum. Take a look and you'll be able to see how real, amateur, collegial philosophy is ...

Apparently. You and ShowpanhourI called me a liar. Fekyez both.

Interesting. Thanks.

I'm sure that's true, but I wonder if you can experience God while bragging about how wonderful you are and gloating about how much better you are tha...

Speaking of "The Princess Bride," here's a neat reenactment of one of my favorite scenes. Very well done, especially Vizzini. https://www.youtube.com/...

Yes, Joe. In the brief time we've known you, we've learned that you're quite a guy. Sorry, @"Tom Storm", I couldn't stop myself. https://www.youtube.c...

You've done a good job providing strong arguments against GT's position.

Note that this short thread is four years old. I don't remember it at all. I don't think I have anything to add.

I'm ok with it. I'm having a pretty good time now, and I'd like to live a while longer, but my children are all grown. I know they can take care of th...

Is this that German goose step I've heard so much about? It's less imposing than I expected.

If it makes you feel better to tell yourself that, knock yourself out.

If it makes you feel better to tell yourself that, knock yourself out.

To repeat - none of the articles you linked to say anything about reason as the source of human values, no matter how ol you l.