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- Tue May 21, 2024 1:37 am
- Forum: The Everything Forum
- Topic: Reasons Humans Are Doomed
- Replies: 93
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Re: Reasons Humans Are Doomed
Actually, if it helps, instead of epiphenomenon, consider that I said emergent property instead. Since the definition of the former is contentious, I'll stop using that word. The alternate is not quite the same thing, but it still conveys what I'm going for.
- Tue May 21, 2024 1:36 am
- Forum: The Everything Forum
- Topic: Reasons Humans Are Doomed
- Replies: 93
- Views: 37405
Re: Reasons Humans Are Doomed
Again, levels. I'm not physically affecting my neurotransmitters when I reply to you, I'm physically affecting my computer.President Bush wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 1:18 amOh, okay, I will assume you are not a zombie. Now a question:
Was the thoughtful reply to me that you just posted not a physical effect?
- Mon May 20, 2024 10:53 pm
- Forum: The Everything Forum
- Topic: Reasons Humans Are Doomed
- Replies: 93
- Views: 37405
Re: Reasons Humans Are Doomed
arthwollipot, starting to sound like you don't know how epiphenomenalism is defined. Here is a definition: Not quite how I would have defined it, but it's okay I guess. Going back to what I said earlier... Epiphenomenalism isn't compatible with knowledge of our own mind so how in the world can you ...
- Mon May 20, 2024 4:34 am
- Forum: The Everything Forum
- Topic: Reasons Humans Are Doomed
- Replies: 93
- Views: 37405
Re: Reasons Humans Are Doomed
Soory, saying that "consciousness is simply what brains do" seems a pretty meaningless response to my criticism of the claim/belief that consciousness is just an epiphenomenon of brain function. If you can't see what it means, that's not my fault. Epiphenomenalism isn't compatible with kn...
- Mon May 20, 2024 1:32 am
- Forum: The Everything Forum
- Topic: Planet America
- Replies: 910
- Views: 305844
Re: Planet America
I have always booked ahead. That seems most common.
- Mon May 20, 2024 1:31 am
- Forum: The Everything Forum
- Topic: Reasons Humans Are Doomed
- Replies: 93
- Views: 37405
Re: Reasons Humans Are Doomed
If that were so how can you know it's true? Because by altering or damaging brain function, you can change the perception of consciousness. You missed the point. How can one make the truth claim that consciousness is only an epiphenomenon of brain function? That would contradict itself. It's not co...
- Sun May 19, 2024 11:33 pm
- Forum: The Everything Forum
- Topic: Reasons Humans Are Doomed
- Replies: 93
- Views: 37405
Re: Reasons Humans Are Doomed
Because by altering or damaging brain function, you can change the perception of consciousness.President Bush wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 1:40 pmIf that were so how can you know it's true?arthwollipot wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 7:38 am Consciousness isn't that mysterious. It's just an epiphenomenon of brain function.
- Sun May 19, 2024 7:38 am
- Forum: The Everything Forum
- Topic: Reasons Humans Are Doomed
- Replies: 93
- Views: 37405
Re: Reasons Humans Are Doomed
Consciousness isn't that mysterious. It's just an epiphenomenon of brain function.
- Fri May 17, 2024 4:59 am
- Forum: The Everything Forum
- Topic: morality's half twists
- Replies: 47
- Views: 31508
- Thu May 16, 2024 10:51 pm
- Forum: The Everything Forum
- Topic: morality's half twists
- Replies: 47
- Views: 31508