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Tag: physicalism

Atheism Canada Intelligent Design theism

Apparently, some scientists are questioning the “anti-God” stance

An “anti-God” stance is, in some ways, more complex and less satisfactory than a conventional “pro-God” stance.

Posted on January 3, 2021 Author News Comments(2)
Intelligent Design Mind Naturalism

Physicalist philosopher: Consciousness Is Not a Problem. Dualism Is!

But wait, say others, the hard problem of consciousness is not so easily dismissed.

Posted on May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 Author News Comments(4)
Intelligent Design

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 Read More…

Posted on June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 Author William J Murray Comments(106)

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