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yes - this is why I'm still a student haha. Of course there's different kinds of love, even when people say "real love" it could be different for each...
February 16, 2021 at 06:08
Ok you understand that I'm not endorsing this idea right? I think it's untenable. But the argument goes "we used to say 'that man over there, acting s...
February 16, 2021 at 05:57
I guess I'm the materialist in this discussion. I have absolutely no problem with believing (yes it is a belief, as you have opposing beliefs) that lo...
February 16, 2021 at 05:53
We know quantum wave functions exist because we've done experiments that have proven their effects in the real world - like particle interaction, no? ...
February 16, 2021 at 05:45
The Churchlands are not saying a new language, they're saying replace folk psychological terms with the specific scientific terms your talking about. ...
February 16, 2021 at 05:38
"...perhaps there are no strict laws explaining mental events - anomalous monism." Yes perhaps. Or perhaps everything is physical. This and Chalmers s...
February 16, 2021 at 04:59
folk psychology meaning as a philosophical theory. That terms that we use everyday are often based on simplistic beliefs and not proper scientific the...
February 16, 2021 at 04:51
I don't believe in dualism - b/c of the interaction problem. That's the point of my question - who would still be a dualist in 2021? Unless you believ...
February 16, 2021 at 04:10
Thanks for the reply - yes it does seem like the current mood in philosophy is materialism. But what of people like Chalmers who still cling to a form...
February 16, 2021 at 04:03
If you're right, where does consciousness reside?
February 16, 2021 at 03:13