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Thread: The cat thinks materialism is more bizarre than the paranormal
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entangled_cat Wrote: (2021-10-19, 04:04 PM)
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I came here after reading a book by Alex T. I went to the Skeptiko forums which seems
to tread in fear to the reality that people have opinions both we...
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Thread: The cat thinks materialism is more bizarre than the paranormal
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entangled_cat Wrote: (2021-10-26, 09:07 PM)
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When I hypothesize that another human or a cat is conscious, what evidenced do
I use to come to my conclusion?
I think, I combine the axiom against ...
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Thread: If qualia is real, why does it have to be paranormal
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malf Wrote: (2021-10-25, 02:25 AM)
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Check my record. I recommend leaving all positions on the table.
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Sounds like you are entangled in a superposition of states with no outcome.
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Thread: The cat thinks materialism is more bizarre than the paranormal
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| The second half of this Sheldrake interview is rather relevant to this discussion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-GaMlbRcKw
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Thread: The cat thinks materialism is more bizarre than the paranormal
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entangled_cat Wrote: (2021-10-25, 01:49 PM)
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Certainly we do feel something about it, yes. I mean,
if someone was to murder you after downloading you
to a machine, an observer would likely feel y...
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Thread: squids evolved their intelligence independently
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entangled_cat Wrote: (2021-10-23, 04:11 PM)
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Are they conscious?
https://bioone.org/journals/american-malacological-bulletin/volume-24/issue-1/0740-2783-24.1.51/To-boldly-go-where-no-mollusc-has...
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Thread: If qualia is real, why does it have to be paranormal
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Smaw Wrote: (2021-10-25, 07:05 AM)
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Entirely unrelated and not indicative of any of Shermer's critiques of parapsychology but, he's kind of an asshole. I use to quite like him, but he really seems ...
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Thread: The cat thinks materialism is more bizarre than the paranormal
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entangled_cat Wrote: (2021-10-19, 04:04 PM)
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Materialism is seen as a horrible thing but what is the viable alternative?
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Hi my feline friend,
I would say that materialism isn't so much horr...
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Thread: If qualia is real, why does it have to be paranormal
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Sparky Wrote: (2021-10-24, 05:43 PM)
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If the self is part of the illusion, nobody is fooled.
That is the point I tried to make.
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Illusions refer to a sensory deception.
How can there be no ...
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Thread: If qualia is real, why does it have to be paranormal
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entangled_cat Wrote: (2021-10-24, 03:07 PM)
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My mind has been changed before. So it's untrue you
can never change my mind. For example, I used to
believe the fat hypothesis, I was once a born again...
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Thread: If qualia is real, why does it have to be paranormal
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entangled_cat Wrote: (2021-10-24, 02:17 PM)
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I was for example listening to what he was saying in this interview.
Yes, he waS talking about the viability of cells being brought back
He was also t...
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Thread: If qualia is real, why does it have to be paranormal
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entangled_cat Wrote: (2021-10-21, 11:44 PM)
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Despite my addiction to my own rightness, should convincing them truly be my goal? Ultimately have I convinced myself? :Skeptic:. ?
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You've made salie...
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Thread: If qualia is real, why does it have to be paranormal
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entangled_cat Wrote: (2021-10-21, 11:44 PM)
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You certainly provoke my ego. Am I smart? I love to think so, yet my arguments, amount to questions at the basic levels before we get to much data.
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Thread: If qualia is real, why does it have to be paranormal
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entangled_cat Wrote: (2021-10-22, 10:12 PM)
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All of these things certainly could have caused him to question materialistic
assumptions. Most ppl who are into @PSI are quite inspired by modern
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Thread: If qualia is real, why does it have to be paranormal
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entangled_cat Wrote: (2021-10-22, 04:31 PM)
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Up to you. The only serious question is, given we don't fully know what consciousness is, despite the fact we all experience it, is, "how do you know, i...
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Thread: If qualia is real, why does it have to be paranormal
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entangled_cat Wrote: (2021-10-22, 12:20 AM)
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How does one see materialism or atheism as one single belief? Imagine theists pretending to agree with one another.
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Likewise, How does one see materi...
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Thread: If qualia is real, why does it have to be paranormal
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entangled_cat Wrote: (2021-10-22, 12:49 AM)
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This is a basis for the so-called Cosmological argument which William Lane Craig (and Thomos Aquinas) loves(ed) so much.
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I'm not sure Craig and Aqu...
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Thread: If qualia is real, why does it have to be paranormal
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entangled_cat Wrote: (2021-10-22, 12:20 AM)
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How does one see materialism or atheism as one single belief? Imagine theists pretending to agree with one another.
Lots of academics believe in someth...
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Thread: If qualia is real, why does it have to be paranormal
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entangled_cat Wrote: (2021-10-22, 12:20 AM)
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How does one see materialism or atheism as one single belief? Imagine theists pretending to agree with one another.
Lots of academics believe in some...
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Thread: If qualia is real, why does it have to be paranormal
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Steve001 Wrote: (2021-10-21, 07:58 PM)
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Long ago there were very smart skeptics here. They eventually gave up and left. You also will give up. Because these folks need to believe the brain cannot p...
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