T_Clark

It is well known that zombies cannot speak Spanish, so you should have nothing to worry about.

This is what Stephen Pinker had to say in “The Language Instinct.” I’m not sure if this contradicts what you’ve written or not.

This is what Stephen Pinker had to say in “The Language Instinct.”

The fact I might not be able to account for the phenomena right now doesn’t mean there isn’t an explanation. That is the essence of emergence. An emer...

I’m OK with that as edited. Of course it can. Life emerges out of chemistry. Chemistry emerges out of physics. Mind emerges out of neurology. Looks li...

Sometimes it’s hard to remember that something that seems completely obvious to one person is not even imaginable for another.

He looks like Elon Musk‘s bastard half brother.

Lots of good quotes recently. I’m guessing that one’s not from Nietzsche.

But then I wouldn’t do anything at all.

Thinking more, maybe I do know what it means.

I like that, although I don’t think I know what it means.

I’m not being particularly facetious when I say maybe it is language that is a form of art.

Collingwood says the purpose of art is to express the artist’s experience. Our goal in looking at art is to try to share that same experience with the...

This will probably just confuse things, but I have come to think that all philosophy is inward looking, introspection. Everything we do here is lookin...

I was thinking about it some more. Maybe the girl was playing by herself, engrossed, and then someone, maybe one of her parents, came in and she becam...

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Sure, I was generalizing to get my point across. But I still think that generalization tells something significant about the differences between the t...

There are plenty of other mental events that come to mind that might be considered emergent. As we’ve discussed previously, as I see it, the mind itse...

The way I think about it is that eastern philosophy looks inward and western philosophy looks outward.

I am impressed. I see you have an inground pool for your goats.

Here are some thoughts from the Tao Te Ching - Stefan Stenudd’s translation. My take on this - Desire for accomplishment, acclaim, status, wealth dist...

Maybe my statement was too strong, but I still think philosophies and spiritual practices that don’t focus on those issues and be of value.

What would the forum be about if it weren’t for our jerking off about our spiritual journeys?

There are, and any philosophy that doesn’t acknowledge that is fundamentally flawed as I see it.

This is true, and my experience and understanding of those traditions is not very deep. But if you go back to the source - the Tao Te Ching and Chuang...

There is very little about religion in the OP. The sources identified in the first paragraph of the OP are social commentary. Philosophies that don’t ...

This makes sense to me. I don’t know much about Buddhism. The only Asian philosophy I have experience with is Taoism. That has always struck me as a r...

Here’s the definition of mind from Wikipedia. It’s similar to other ones I found on the web. It seems as though you want to use a non-standard meaning...

This is a disturbing thread.

As a moderator, you should know that embedding videos is against forum guidelines. You guys made a big deal about it a month or so ago. Or did I miss ...

This certainly isn’t my area of expertise, but it has always struck me it is the mind itself which emerges from the human neurological system.

You’ve got kind of a Stanley Tucci vibe going on there. That’s not a bad thing.

Yes, I have no doubt this will happen. I was mostly thinking about us being destroyed by our robot masters.

Does that mean to you that the singularity is not and never will be a significant risk to humans?

I like the jacket. Nice length.

I try to avoid discussions of the trolley problem as much as I can.

Javi, Javi, Javi…

You’ll be happy to know that poem moved you up on my list of people I wouldn’t want to be pegged by.

Quantum mechanics doesn’t have anything to do with it. It also doesn’t matter whether or not there is an Earth. There are possibly sextillions of othe...

How do you know this is true? It doesn’t seem obvious to me at all. That doesn’t mean I think you’re wrong, just that it seems like an unsupported sta...

Mr. Gower would’ve lost his drugstore. My brother would’ve drowned when he fell through the ice. The old savings and loan would’ve gone out of busines...

For what it’s worth, John Paulson is ahead of you.

You’re right. I was exaggerating, but you’re definitely on the list.

Of all the people in the world I don’t want to be pegged by, you’re right at the top of the list. I should delete that. It’s too creepy even if Hanove...

Or perhaps an older term - muse.

For me, it’s not about birds. It’s about crows. Crows are my totem animal. Smart, social, cranky, and loud.

A new term I just learned - nominative determinism. A couple of examples: Robert Furlong was the Chairman of the Massachusetts State Racing Commission...

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Let’s say I think abortion is a bad thing and I would like to promote policy solutions to address that. Here are some suggestions - effective sex educ...

I don’t see these as moral issues. I see them as policy issues. Do the laws and regulations that address these issues protect and serve the members of...