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    Thread: Thomas Nagel's "What is it like to be a Bat"
Post: RE: Thomas Nagel's "What is it like to be a Bat"

That seems to tug toward a path of complete denial of consciousness as a thing.  That at no matter the level, its an illusion.  To whom it is an illusion is never quite articulated it seems.  Its like...
Posted by Silence in Philosophical Discussions , 2017-11-09, 04:11 PM
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    Thread: Laypeople trump experts
Post: RE: Laypeople trump experts

I'm struggling to see where this conversation is heading. Linda's first question was Quote: -- i have seen the idea brought up numerous times, especially in relation to alt-science views, tha...
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    Thread: Materialism as a religion
Post: RE: Materialism as a religion

Silence Wrote: (2017-11-02, 02:07 PM) -- I'd be curious to hear Malf's response to this threshold question. I feel like I sit somewhere on this continuum between Malf and those who feel confident/...
Posted by malf in Philosophical Discussions , 2017-11-02, 07:28 PM
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    Thread: Statistical Significance
Post: RE: Statistical Significance

fls I'm afraid if you need several attempts to work out how your Delphic utterances should be interpreted, the rest of us stand very little chance of guessing correctly. Why not just try to expl...
Posted by Chris in Skeptic vs. Proponent Discussions , 2017-10-09, 09:38 PM
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