One cannot say that all models are equal, I understand that you did not specifically say this, but this would seem to be a possible implication of your statement. — JerseyFlight
You agree that some models are so divorced from the premises of reality that they offer no value to reality? — JerseyFlight
So it is not that the premises have to be “real”. — apokrisis
A materialist conception of reality is a social construct. — apokrisis
What matters is they are definite enough to be tested. — apokrisis
Could it be that you claim to be a supporter of immanent metaphysics, but are using as your prime bit of evidence a physicalism that is in fact based on a transcendent notion of mathematical law? That would be ironic, wouldn’t. So how do you answer? — apokrisis
by observing reality through the medium of a dialectical awareness — JerseyFlight
There is thinking - of a desultory and ruminative kind - even in deep sleep as it happens. It is just unremembered and disconnected. — apokrisis
Recent advances have led to the manufacture of monitors of awareness. Typically these monitor the EEG, which represents the electrical activity of the cerebral cortex, which is active when awake but quiescent when anesthetized (or in natural sleep). The monitors usually process the EEG signal down to a single number, where 100 corresponds to a patient who is fully alert, and zero corresponds to electrical silence. General anesthesia is usually signified by a number between 60 and 40 (this varies with the specific system used).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anesthesia_awareness
100 corresponds to a patient who is fully alert, and zero corresponds to electrical silence. General anesthesia is usually signified by a number between 60 and 40
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