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mind-body problem

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 14, 2021
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Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
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Could artificial intelligence change the mind–body problem?

Denyse O'Leary
May 14, 2021
Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Science
Angus Menuge: I don’t see any reason from these amazing enhancements of the complexity of these [computer] systems to think that the systems would move from not having subjective awareness to having it or from moving to true intentionality about anything beyond themselves. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 12, 2021
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Information, Intelligent Design, Mind, Philosophy, Science
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Angus Menuge on the mind–body problem: It’s like developing and then writing down an idea

Denyse O'Leary
May 12, 2021
Information, Intelligent Design, Mind, Philosophy, Science
It would be a very poorly designed system if, every time we wanted to raise our arm, we’d have to know how to adjust each and every molecule in our arm or what specific pattern of nerve signals we would have to send. Well, then we’d be unable to act. And likewise, if what matters is that I don’t stub my toe again, all I’ve got to remember is, don’t push your toe like that rather than worrying about how I did it this time. Because the odds are, I’d never do the same physical movement again. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 12, 2019
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Intelligent Design, Mind, Naturalism
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“Descartes’ mind-body problem” makes nonsense of materialism

Denyse O'Leary
August 12, 2019
Intelligent Design, Mind, Naturalism
The mind-body “problem” is the nonsense materialists are led into in order to make the obvious meaning of the experience of an immaterial mind disappear in a dense weed jungle of verbiage. Read More ›