physicalism
At Mind Matters News: Why physicalism is failing as the accepted approach to science
Michael Egnor: Materialist science is like driving with the parking brake on
Round 2: Naturalist philosopher replies to neurosurgeon Michael Egnor
Philosopher Angus Menuge on why traditional physicalism isn’t really working
Apparently, some scientists are questioning the “anti-God” stance
Physicalist philosopher: Consciousness Is Not a Problem. Dualism Is!
Mind vs Matter: the Result of an Error of Thought
(I think we’ve corrupted KF’s thread long enough.) The entire problem of mind/matter dualism is rooted in a single error of thought: the reification of an abstract descriptive model of experience into an causal agency independent of the mind that conceives it and the mental experience it is extrapolated from. It is similar to the same error of thought that mistakes “forces” and “physical laws” and “energy” as independently existing causal agencies, when in fact they are abstract models of various mental experiences. All experience and all thought about experience takes place in mind, regardless of whether or not it is caused by something external to mind. Therefore, “an external, physical world” is a mental abstraction about mental experiences. Insisting Read More ›