Inspiring Philosophy – Uncommon Descent

At Inspiring Philosophy: There is no evidence that the brain creates consciousness

In this Part 3, physicalist arguments are debunked.

Mind

New vid on the Hard Problem of Consciousness

Inspiring Philosophy: There is no greater problem for materialists and physicalists that trying to explain how the brain could create consciousness. This video argues the hard problem implies the mind cannot reduce to matter.

relatd I guess this means I won't be building a lab for synthetic biologists with all the chemicals and atmosphere chambers... – At Quanta Magazine: A New Physics...
jerry It’s called synthetic biology. 13 1/2 years ago I made what I call a sarcastic remark about people asking how... – At Quanta Magazine: A New Physics...
asauber "Eaten bugs? I’ve tried them" Fred, And was the planet saved by your virtuous heroism? Andrew – Ryugu asteroid samples contain clues to...
Fred Hickson Eaten bugs? I've tried them (well, mealy worms, mostly) prepared by some guy who had the idea of raising them... – Ryugu asteroid samples contain clues to...
relatd ET at 51, You just ruined everything! People have got to spend money. They've got to buy electric cars -... – Ryugu asteroid samples contain clues to...
relatd AD at 48, Well, in some cases, if you wish hard enough, things you imagine to be true can be... – Ryugu asteroid samples contain clues to...
relatd Jerry at 53, Eating bugs? Blehhh... – Ryugu asteroid samples contain clues to...
relatd Andrew at 55, Gee, I hope not. – Ryugu asteroid samples contain clues to...
relatd Jerry at 68, I can assure you that God knows who you are. – At Science Daily: Military cannot rely...
relatd Jerry at 8, Someone can send me a 'synthetic biology' kit so I can find out how shining a light... – At Quanta Magazine: A New Physics...
relatd Seversky at 5, Being annoying is not a good thing. As you may know, talking about a "preferred designer" is... – At Quanta Magazine: A New Physics...
jerry Jon Voight Says a Divine Encounter Got His Life Back on Track I am always suspect of things like this.... – At Science Daily: Military cannot rely...
Silver Asiatic AC None of them can reach the level of communication skills god has. Obviously, since god has perfect communication skills.... – At Science Daily: Military cannot rely...
Silver Asiatic Jerry I have never heard of any discussed anywhere except in a few very religious examples and they are not... – At Science Daily: Military cannot rely...
asauber Maybe at some point we'll be eating self-replicating lightning (with added protein) bug robots. Andrew – Ryugu asteroid samples contain clues to...
jerry Has Jeremy found religion? He’s now a rabbi in Israel and has a blog. Jeremy England Former- MIT-physics-prof-turned-rav in Israel... – At Quanta Magazine: A New Physics...
AndyClue @kairosfocus AC, strawman, it remains. You imply that God cannot get people who are of the level of a good... – At Science Daily: Military cannot rely...
asauber "When I see upscale New York liberals eating bugs at posh West Side Restaurants, I’ll take notice." Jerry, Maybe Freddie... – Ryugu asteroid samples contain clues to...
jerry Eat bugs? When I see upscale New York liberals eating bugs at posh West Side Restaurants, I’ll take notice. – Ryugu asteroid samples contain clues to...
jerry Question: how many have heard from this creator/god? I have never heard of any discussed anywhere except in a few... – At Science Daily: Military cannot rely...
asauber "I am not going to bombard you with advice on what to do about climate change." But you want to,... – Ryugu asteroid samples contain clues to...