A claim about reality that is applied without contradiction. For example, lets say I proposed that all sentience was non-physical, but consisted of a ...
You might be misunderstanding my view. Reality is what occurs. Concepts match to reality. If a concept cannot match to reality, it is worthless. Conce...
Your options are incorrect. If it is eternal, it is either eternal for all time, or it is not eternal. You can't be eternal for a short amount of time...
Sure, let me break it down the way I see it as I've interpreted your stance so far, and see what you think. Goals are the precursor to the search for ...
Breath in through the nose...scream out through the mouth. Seriously though, that's more psychology. https://www.apa.org/topics/anger/control If you h...
Oh fantastic! Lets take it there then. The first two build up knowledge from the self-subjective viewpoint. Part 3 goes into how knowledge works withi...
Not necessarily. People are varied in their level of rationalizing, versus being rational. Rationalizing is an attempt to support one's emotional beli...
Of course its not. Its not an argument they are giving you Gus. Pointing that out to them misses the entire point. Appealing to faith means, "I don't ...
A good weekend to you again! I'll jump right in. I just want to clarify a breakdown here. This is where I see an issue with goals being blended with b...
No, that's not a theory. That's a hypothesis, a postulate, a proposal. Not a theory when speaking in terms of science. "a hypothesis is an idea that h...
1. Have a belief A 2. Demonstrate that it is impossible for A to be contradicted through deduction. 3. A can become a prime premise for B, etc. Again,...
True. That doesn't mean physics is flawed though. For physics purpose is not to explain why, but to explain what and how. I'm sure as an engineer, you...
I already answered this several times. I told you very clearly that you cannot use an "analogue" on something you haven't already proven exists. You a...
You must demonstrate that the first premise in the chain is incontrovertible. I do that in my theory here: https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/9...
Induction is not the recognition of patterns. Induction is drawing a conclusion that does not necessarily conclude from the premises, or evidence invo...
My apologies then. I see where you drew this conclusion from my point. Of course there is a reason for every belief at some level. I mean, Joe is male...
Its a good question that touches on language and identity. One ability we all have is to take the sum of experience we have, and then create discrete ...
This has nothing to do with the idea that the consciousness does/does not come from the brain. That being said, if you're implying there's something s...
I should have been clearer. The brain damaged individual can no longer consciously envision color. His eyes work fine. The person can no longer proces...
No, it has clearly been established. What has not been established, is that consciousness is not part of the brain. I asked Wayfarer, and he was unabl...
Ok, I think I see what you mean. However, that still leaves the problem that both inductive and deductive beliefs are counted as knowledge. So if you ...
Absolutely. There is a time and place for emotional thinking. It is part of our intelligence, and shouldn't be dismissed. But when we are trying to co...
Yeah, I need to clarify that. What I should have typed was, "An argument motivated for an emotional outcome". Such things only need rationalizations t...
Ok? Are you purposefully being obtuse and avoiding the point? This is what my point is. You can always take a thought experiment and find a way to tak...
Your problem is you are trying to use rationality in which is an emotional argument. It will fail every time. Its not that they don't understand, they...
Not trying to follow you around Wayfarer, we may just have common philosophical interests. =) The = symbol does not mean "is". It means "The left side...
No, because the mind is the processing brain. Further, the pain signal is transmitted to the nerve as well, so its not merely localized in the brain. ...
I think you're over complicating the issue. The abstract point I'm making is we can have beliefs that are examined, and beliefs that are unexamined. I...
I've provided all the answers to this a few times already. What is physical is matter and energy. There are living brains, which are chemically self-s...
I view "the hard problem" as not really a "problem". All its really doing is stating, "Figuring out how your subjective consciousness maps to your bra...
Yes. I've formed beliefs that just sprang up out of nowhere. Usually I evaluate them afterwards. Sometimes though I have blurted out beliefs without t...
No hostility taken! =) Please always point out where I might err or be criticized. I would never grow as a person otherwise. This is how I see the sys...
Hm, I understand that is a consequence of your proposal, but does that make sense? I had zero justification for believing my friend dated a woman the ...
I have always viewed life as a concentrated set of chemical and physical reactions that seeks to renew itself. The sun is a chemical and physical reac...
No, I'm not assuming anything. I'm taking what we know, which is that the physical brain produces consciousness. One thing you have not done is shown ...
If you are engaging in philosophy, you are expecting your ideas to be exposed to pointed and rational criticism. Often the ideas of comfort are those ...
I don't see your conclusion being rational. You're assuming that consciousness is not a physical process, therefore consciousness cannot be a physical...
HippyHead, why are you posting this in the forums? You can personal message any of the moderators and state your opinion. This smacks of unnecessary d...
All good Darkneos. I'm glad its working out for you! There is no shame in feeling a certain way and searching for answers. There are plenty of things ...
Neuroplasticity has been known for decades. It is a physical process. If the "mind" repaired itself with no change to the brain, then you would have e...
Sure, you seemed to imply that any belief was justified, but then came and marked out "justified belief". Your explanation of Popper falsification cle...
The article I referenced was from 2019 and from 60 minutes, which is not a slouch in its reporting. I did read the published article that cast doubt o...
If the parts of the brain that process "redness" decay, break, or lose functionality, then yes. I see this in my parents. My mother's taste in colors ...
Yep, we're just talking semantics. In trying to craft systems you oftentimes limit how far you go. Think of meter stick only recording millimeters. Mi...
While there are some people who are asking questions just to ask questions, there are plenty of people looking for answers to. You find them all over ...
Ok, I just wanted to make sure this was what you really believed, as on its face, it seemed contradictory. I'm surprised you've never visited my threa...
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