I disagree. The wheel is physical yes, but the “spin” of the wheel is a process that the physical object undergoes. The process itself is not physical...
Let's get right down to business. Physicalism claims everything is matter and/or energy. Matter is anything that has mass and volume. Energy is the ca...
Really depends on what you mean by "value". You might say that nature is valuable insofar that we exist in nature. Secondly, nature provides us susten...
As an atheist, it depends on the nature of the God. However, if I had to generalize I'd likely hope that there IS a god, even if only because I can co...
To answer your question directly (and of course in my opinion), yes. To explain further, morality is simply the consensus subjective opinion of the gr...
Joining the conversation late so bear with me. A few questions. 1. Can you define consciousness as you understand it in your first post. Do you mean t...
There is no reason to live. Not any objective meaning anyway. For many, their faith in a higher power is their raison d'être. For those that are secul...
It has little to do with forums per se and more to do with any social group interaction. There are many among us that cannot handle being told we're w...
It entirely depends on what one believes to be ethical. Therefore, I don't think there is any objective answer to this. Furthermore, one's ethics are ...
In my mind, the short of it is that finding out we're in a simulation does not increase our odds of going to hell one way or the other. 1. If a simula...
I agree that the average forum member leans centre or left. With that said, why exactly is that a problem? Nobody is censoring discussion here. If you...
I agree. Matter may not be as straightforward as we think. With that said, there is no evidence of any kind that consciousness (specifically the consc...
Consciousness is related directly to life. Death therefore presents us with the lack of consciousness. I think of it as an endless dreamless sleep of ...
Meaning is “deleted” in life too. For instance, suppose you enjoyed a certain show as a child. In your present life you may even struggle to remember ...
I suggest life can have meaning without an afterlife. Meaning is something deeply personal (not based on some objective truth) and exists solely in th...
You mention that belief in determinism is self refuting. I don't see it. Your belief is determined, just like anything else. Yes, their argument would...
I agree with you entirely. However, for the sake of argument and discussion, perhaps the “artist’s statement” can be considered part of the art itself...
It’s complex, I agree. Your last paragraph here is interesting. Let’s separate sleep and death. In my eyes, during sleep you still possess consciousne...
I would tend to agree with your position on this. For argument's sake, I am assuming God as described in the Abrahamic texts exists. God's knowledge b...
Where does the ability for a plant to photosynthesize come from? One day the plant is a seed and the next it has a fully formed leaf and hey presto it...
Death is “acceptable” to us due to its inevitability. If we truly had a choice about it, we could debate the merit of existing forever vs ending one’s...
What you describe as objective background constraints I would rather call the "environment" to avoid the term objective. I otherwise agree. I agree th...
Moral objectivism has a few qualities I struggle to reconcile (maybe someone can help me here): - If a moral evaluation of some event is to be made by...
You say the mind is not physical. When you say the mind, you can only be referring to two things, either the brain or consciousness. The brain is phys...
In my mind, this is relative. Firstly what is considered "nice" is different depending on the values of your parents, society in which you're raised, ...
I agree that death is a non-experience. Fear of death while "irrational" is easily understood. As biological beings, we seek to preserve our lives for...
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