Sam Parnia was not involved in the research. He is known for running the AWARE near-death experiences study and for advocating highly speculative ideas about consciousness. — SophistiCat
fundamental dynamics of spacetime — apokrisis
Which of these stories apply to a flesh and blood organ like a brain — apokrisis
Your delusional belief — Michael Ossipoff
But I already recognized there are some basic drives that are indeed baked into the equations — schopenhauer1
Not exactly. I also recognized that animals learn too- but much of their learning is also innate in that they cannot but "help" but learn. — schopenhauer1
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I didn’t say you couldn’t disagree. I merely said that you couldn’t validly and justifiably disagree. — Michael Ossipoff
I would think this is the opposite of instinct. This is learned behavior, — schopenhauer1
And this would be instinctual for sure. — schopenhauer1
I merely meant that you can't validly, justifiably disagree with an if-then proposition based on a belief that its premise is false. — Michael Ossipoff
The falsity of an implication's premise doesn't make the proposition false. — Michael Ossipoff
But, even if you don't like that standard definition, the falsity of an implication's premise certainly doesn't make the implication false. — Michael Ossipoff
You call yourself "Rich". That's a fact. Maybe "Rich" is really your first name. That, too, is a fact. — Michael Ossipoff
I don't understand what a holographic universe is, or what these waves of the correct frequency are. I am afraid that an explanation will be as over my head as the holographic universe is. I'm not knocking the idea -- I just have no idea what it means. — Bitter Crank
I can be as certain that there is no survival of consciousness after death, as you may be that there is survival. We'll just have to disagree. — Bitter Crank
My view is that our brain has evolved — Time
Accordingly, our brain can be considered a radio, and our consciousness is nothing more than a radio frequency, which our brain can ‘tune into’ – — Time
Definitely! :) Yes I would seek to find some sort of compromise. — Perplexed
Where is the fact? It is simply a proposal (hence the proposition). — Rich
If you doubt that premise, that doesn't mean that you disagree with or challenge the if-then proposition. — Michael Ossipoff
If all dogs are mammals, and all mammals are animals, then all dogs are animals. — Michael Ossipoff
5. Due to 3 and 4, the universe is evolving towards a state of complete harmony and absence of
discord (i.e. perfection).
To justify these premises will take a lot of argument, so I suggest that for the purposes of this thread it is just assumed that Universal Perfection is realistically possible. — Justin1
induction's seeming self-evidence is not enough to justify it when you consider why it seems to be self-evident. — SophistiCat
Again, intuition is merely defined as a process of decision making that is outside of our awareness. — Magnus Anderson
I think that inspiration is irrelevant to understanding how reasoning works. — Magnus Anderson
From the perspective of the philosophy of hope, Buddhism is largely a regressive force which encourages quietism and withdrawal from the world, thus impeding the achievement of Utopia — Justin1
mass of observations will mean nothing — Magnus Anderson
Is it even logically possible for full determinism to produce more than one outcome? — Perplexed
Are you suggesting that humans are able to act against the laws of cause and effect when the rest of the universe has to comply with it? — charleton
This is not the case. Determinism is an explanation of choice which is completely lacking from those who propose free-will. — charleton
If the self is determined, from where does the power of choice arise? — Perplexed
bringing back the question of Being. — Erik
I am thinking, therefore I am. — René Descartes