I experience the exact same thing daily. Sometimes, I wonder why I even read the main stream media at all about academic issues. I guess the reason for me is that often academic writers are terrible at writing but journalists can write well. On the other hand, journalist can’t help but sensationalize especially in the way that their industry is monetized but philosophers care more about the truth represented in its most sober way. In any case, I encourage you to read David Chalmers, Colin McGinn and others on the topic of consciousness. your question was a great starting point. I like Daniel Dennett a lot but I often think that he is harmful to philosophy in general as a profession. He sometimes makes difficult philosophical problems seem a lot more easier than they are.

By the way, if you wanna do me a favor, please check out my podcast. There’s stuff on consciousness but with Hegel and history. I might talk about media representation of philosophy in the future because I think you brought up important point. If it’s OK, could I refer to your comment in it? https://podcasts.apple.com/jp/podcast/on-the-very-idea-a-philosophy-podcast/id1511375679?l=en&i=1000479737894

Yikes. Dennett, in 2017: "I'm not saying that consciousness doesn't exist. I'm just saying it isn't what you think it is."

So, not what you evidently think. Read the Stanford article fdrake linked. Its good and informative, as per usual- the Stanford philosophy encyclopedia is an excellent resource. You might not be any more inclined to accept eliminativism, but at the very least you will hopefully become acquainted with what it does (and does not) claim, and on what basis it does so.. which probably would have been advisable before posting a silly strawman thread on the subject, but hey better late than never right?

’I'm not saying that consciousness doesn't exist. I'm just saying it isn't what you think it is." — Enai De A Lukal

Just saying it isn’t what who thinks it is? After all, illusions can only ever be artifacts of a conscious intelligence.

It's much easier to critique a philosopher if you start by misunderstanding them.

But garnering four pages in a day. Isn't that a good OP?

Obviously this is explicitly question-begging.

Yeah and weren't Devan99's threads about infinity pretty active too? Relative to actually serious/substantive threads? Makes me have a sad face.

If it’s OK, could I refer to your comment in it? — Kmaca

SURE!

But garnering four pages in a day. Isn't that a good OP? — Banno

My problem with some philosophers and scientists is that they come with a baggage of personal beliefs and sometimes they just reject everything that gets into conflict with their previous beliefs. After all, they are more humans in the classical sense than ''rational beings''.
I didn't expect to be successful with this question because it is neither philosophical nor scientific, so the success of this thread represents exactly the proof of the human nature comes first :)

I think therefore I am begs the question why / how do you think? — Pop

Thank you too!
I think begging the question means nothing in terms of the obviousness of the fact that we exist and have consciousness. It is the most obvious thing, we are in a direct experience with it and I truly believe that those who argue with that and find all kind of long complicated explanations to make others feel that things are much complicated than they seem to be, are either crazy or they just don't accept things that are in conflict with their previous beliefs.

By the way, your name sounds Romanian.

Thanks!

No problem!

My problem with some philosophers and scientists is that they come with a baggage of personal beliefs and sometimes they just reject everything that gets into conflict with their previous beliefs. — Eugen

I puzzle at this, since a few of the things you have said have indicated that you might have a theistic bias, and hence a preference for spirits and souls and such.

have indicated that you might have a theistic bias — Banno

1. Please show me exactly those things indicating I am a theist.
2. Even if I were a theist, would that be sufficient to make me being wrong? I see absolutely no relevance, you should bring some arguments for that too.

Dude, it was just a question.

Methinks you protest too much.

I puzzle at this, since a few of the things you have said have indicated that you might have a theistic bias, and hence a preference for spirits and souls and such. — Banno

I think you're forgetting some key definitions

Other people's opinions = biases and personal beliefs.

My opinions = rational, self-evident common sense

Dude, it was just a question. — Banno

Ok, I didn't see the ''?''

Other people's opinions = biases and personal beliefs.

My opinions = rational, self-evident common sense — Isaac

Finally, a good point )))

So - you exercising your first amendments rights?

But that's exactly what I was doing;

Eugen's opinions = biases and personal beliefs.

My opinions = rational, self-evident common sense.

I think you're forgetting some key definitions

Other people's opinions = biases and personal beliefs.

My opinions = rational, self-evident common sense — Isaac

My opinion is biased (which, by the way, doesn't automatically makes it invalid) in the sense of beliving that when you are searching for the truth, you should forget about previous beliefs. I see no difference between a guy denying consciousness and those who claim dinosaurs didn't exist but they were planted by the devil to make people believe Earth is older than 7000 years.

But that's exactly what I was doing;

Eugen's opinions = biases and personal beliefs.

My opinions = rational, self-evident common sense. — Banno

I agree. But you also have to agree you're jealous of my success hahaha

Have you worked out that the folk named on the first page do not actually do what you claimed in your OP?

you're jealous of my success — Eugen

You goata long way to go to reach my record, friend.

folk named on the first page do not actually do what you claimed in your OP? — Banno

Who is this folk?

Oh, sorry. I just assumed you were reading your own thread.

SO, who is it that claims consciousness does not exist?

You goata long way to go to reach my record, friend. — Banno

Nothing can stop me!!!

I do, but my memory is short. Could you please tell me who that folk is?

SO, who is it that claims consciousness does not exist? — Banno

But that's exactly what I was doing;

Eugen's opinions = biases and personal beliefs.

My opinions = rational, self-evident common sense. — Banno

No, that's exactly what you were doing in your opinion, which is just a biased personal belief.

In my opinion, which is self-evident common sense you weren't.

This is really easy, I can definitely see the attraction. I'm going to start a thread on how Jumbo Jets must be a conspiracy because c'mon, they're obviously too heavy to fly, and no amount of so-called aeronautical engineers biased and personal beliefs are going to persuade me otherwise.