It's difficult to imagine what kind of chemistry and physics would favor conversion to Buddhism. It would seem that the reasons would be "meta physical" rather than physical or chemical. — Bitter Crank
Mechanism, its very simple, what you decide to do is beyond your controll, its dictated by physics, just as any other action or reaction is. — XanderTheGrey
I remember trying to explain to my psychologist that choice was an illusion when I was ~15 years old. I didn't know of the term "mechanism" then, but it was blatantly obvious to me that there was actually no such thing as free will. The problem is, I also remember not doing a damn thing with my life then,
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. I notice that I tend to procrastinate allot anytime I think about mechanism, regardless of my efforts not to. — XanderTheGrey
Natural sciences can't explain consciousness, sentience. Under such circumstances I don't see how one could consider natural sciences fully explaining their actions, which appear to be made by the mind. — BlueBanana
Do you understand the state of the science about consciousness? — T Clark
How can you know the difference between knowing and thinking you know? — BlueBanana
Well, how can anyone know they understand anything? I think I understand it but strictly speaking, a cogito, ergo sum. — BlueBanana
Well, you were the one to ask me whether I understood the scientific stance, to which I'm merely trying to answer. Whether I do understand that or not seems to be relevant to whether my argument is justifiable or not, which is, of course, relevant. — BlueBanana
Same answe - I think I am, to some extent. — BlueBanana
Meta-physics simply being "physics not yet within our understanding?" — XanderTheGrey
Do you not see the paradox within this sentence? You've arrived at the conclusion that conclusions can't be arrived at. Of what value are any of your philosophical conclusions if you admit they aren't based upon intentional deliberation, but just based on coercive forces? — Hanover
Meta-physics simply being "physics not yet within our understanding? — XanderTheGrey
The truth is worthless outside of what it can achive — XanderTheGrey
If one is a physicalist, then metaphysics would in fact be that which physics has yet to explain. — Hanover
1. Quantitative motion, which is proportional only to the quantity of matter - gravity;
2. Qualitative motion, which is appropriate to the inner constitution of matter - chemical motion;
3. Relative motion, which is transmitted to bodies by influence from without (by impact) - mechanical motion. — Schelling
Mechanism" can simply refer to causation. We know that our intention/will has a causal influence on other things and itself is influenced by other things. There really doesn't need to make a distinction between "physical" or "mental" here.
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