The obvious implication of my argument is that there’s intelligence (consciousness or mind) behind the universe ... — Sam26

If our [my] goal is to win an argument at all costs because we don’t like a particular [valid, scary] conclusion, then we are [I'm] not doing good philosophy ... especially if our [the] goal is truth.

And I've long argued that if an individual life is understood as part of a continuum extending before physical birth that has consequences beyond physical death, that this can provide a framework within which the life beyond is at least conceivable.
— Wayfarer

Okay, so make the case – a sound argument – for this alleged "continuum" ... Once the facts of the matter are established, then we can interpret their philosophical ramifications (and, maybe, derive cogent, metaphysical conclusions). :chin: — 180 Proof

Spirituality is a non-rational tool — Tarskian

... to stimulate survival instinct ...

... by connecting to something that is greater than ourselves and which is divine in nature ....

Philosophy is not meant to do that and therefore cannot replace that.

Unlike spirituality, philosophy is not meant to assist with mental healthcare.

physics after the free miracle — AmadeusD

Philosophy cannot replace spirituality. — Tarskian

You will find no other philosophy so reviled, misunderstood, and scorned, yet still true.
— schopenhauer1

Hallmark belief of a religious cult. — Lionino

Physicalism is, in slogan form, the thesis that everything is physical....
—Stanford Encylopedia of Philosophy — Wayfarer

There’s no way I’m voting Trump — John McMannis

Defenders of physicalism will say:

1. The predictive [& explanatory] power and technological applications of physics are unparalleled by those of any other purported source of knowledge.

2. Therefore what physics reveals to us is all that is real. — Wayfarer

... without pain, suffering, disease, wars, poverty or even death. — kindred

Where is your evidence that people's perceptions that they are real, means they are real?

Remember the sun circling around the Earth? Feeling like things are real is not the same as it actually being real. Even if a lot of people feel that it is. 

The problem again, is you keep presenting information that definitely shows that NDEs are real subjective experiences, but does not have enough weight to argue that the interpretation of these subjective experiences match reality. — Philosophim

I have an open mind ... — Wayfarer

Well, we just disagree.
— @Sam26

It is more than that. Your claim is objectively not a strong inductive argument, and you have objectively failed to present a good and cogent argument worth considering. This is the philosophy boards, not the opinion boards. — Philosophim

And I've long argued that if an individual life is understood as part of a continuum extending before physical birth that has consequences beyond physical death, that this can provide a framework within which the life beyond is at least conceivable. — Wayfarer

Schopenhaurean pessimism merely amounts to self-fulfilling immiseration — 180 Proof

... the profound and universal nature of human dissatisfaction. — schopenhauer1

I'm not assuming anything. I'm making an inference based on the testimonial evidence ...
—Sam26

The correct inference should be: these people had some mental experiences, not that these mental experiences were of actual events. A mental experience COULD be associated with an actual event, but there's no evidence of it. — Relativist

So, if and when it or they develop an independent self-awareness, it will be different from ours due to their very different evolutionary path and their very different requirements for survival. But their base knowledge will be our penultimate knowledge. They're unlikely to be either kind or cruel, sentimental or superstitious. They're likely to be even-tempered, rational and practical. Whether they have any use or room for us will depend on whether some vestige of the original purpose of their existence remains in effect. — Vera Mont

Organic entities are driven by the survival instinct: internally motivated.

Well, whatever makes you think I look vulnerable?!
Dae ye no' ken I'm a hard-nosed, Glaswegian bitch from hell...with the fuckin' filthiest mouth ye widnae touch wi' a barge-pole. Ma Hielan' grannie is worser than dried heather stuck up yer arse. — Amity

TV series like  Sopranos, Breaking Bad,  Succession, etc ...

What is it about the stories or characters that you don't care about? — Amity

And what makes Al someone you are attracted to?

Two of my all-time favorite television shows [Deadwood & True Detective]. I need to watch both again soon.
— 180 Proof
Why? Do you have a thesis to write? — Amity

I wonder what Ambrose Bierce would have made of all this in his seminal Devil's Dictionary. — Benkei

Dan dismantle the titty corner and set up a poker table.

- Al Swearingen — Tom Storm

Rouse him to spend on pussy, or rob the son of a bitch!

also

You can't slit the throat of everyone whose character it would improve. — Al Swearengen

Who can account for personal taste? I love Deadwood (it's very funny too) — Tom Storm

... other 'big' TV series like  Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Succession, etc. Well written and performed, but I just don't care about the stories or the characters.

Terrible pick. Kam[ala Harris] just blunted the momentum of her terrific last two weeks, and breathed new life into the Trump/Vance campaign. — fishfry