Strict casuality is dead since quantum mechanics, materialism still stands. There is now a level in material world where wonderful things can happen.plaamook wrote: ↑08 Jul 2022I’m talking about it on a deeper level. Trying to.
If the entire universe was blue (for example) the concept if blue wouldn’t exist.
It’s similar here.
If there’s free will as we’ve been discussing it then material exists in opposition to some ephemeral mind thing that makes decisions outside the matrix of causality to whatever degree that it does this. If mind stuff doesn’t make such decisions as in a strictly material universe based on causality than thats because the mind stuff isn’t different or separate from the material on some deep level. But at that level you arrive at a kind of unified field where there’s no real differentiation of things because it’s all the same blue (for example) stuff. And at that point the concept of material breaks down.
Are you in control of your own thoughts, actions and decisions?
I think we’re arguing semantics here.orthodox wrote: ↑08 Jul 2022Strict casuality is dead since quantum mechanics, materialism still stands. There is now a level in material world where wonderful things can happen.plaamook wrote: ↑08 Jul 2022
I’m talking about it on a deeper level. Trying to.
If the entire universe was blue (for example) the concept if blue wouldn’t exist.
It’s similar here.
If there’s free will as we’ve been discussing it then material exists in opposition to some ephemeral mind thing that makes decisions outside the matrix of causality to whatever degree that it does this. If mind stuff doesn’t make such decisions as in a strictly material universe based on causality than thats because the mind stuff isn’t different or separate from the material on some deep level. But at that level you arrive at a kind of unified field where there’s no real differentiation of things because it’s all the same blue (for example) stuff. And at that point the concept of material breaks down.
In my model the material...whatever it is...doesn’t go anywhere. Only it’s place in some conceptual hierarchy changes or shifts.
Not clear what happens philosophically at that point.
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Schopenhauer is my favorite philosopher.
While there may be others more Reasonable and Logical (DAW joke there), I can see old man S getting all up in your face to argue a point, eyeballs bulging, spittle flying…
While there may be others more Reasonable and Logical (DAW joke there), I can see old man S getting all up in your face to argue a point, eyeballs bulging, spittle flying…
Who’s using the royal plural now baby? 🧂
There already exist different forms of matter. So, philosophically within materialism, is is possible to allow the existence of a special form, "psycho"-matter. It can be a medium for a will (Hello, Schopenhauer).
But what’s the matter made of? Energy. Four forces etc. So if the mind is made of that etc etc then it’s all the same stuff. That’s my point. Space and light. Same stuff.
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Energy is a form. But, whatever. What is the difference between a broken car and a car that can run? Both are made from the same matter.
Well it depends.
The car analogy...I’d use something more like glass is half full glass is half empty. Or there may be a better one. But as far as we’re concerned...mankind...how we see things can have powerful effects on what we do or how we do it. Many examples of this so I won’t list any.
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Observable Universe = Observable Consciousness
We are like a school of fish in an aquarium.
We don't know its size.
We don't know how we get fresh water everyday.
We are 'free' to swim in it forever.
We are like a school of fish in an aquarium.
We don't know its size.
We don't know how we get fresh water everyday.
We are 'free' to swim in it forever.
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You know the joke...
Two fish swimming along the reef
Older fish swims past and says...
Mornin boys! Waters lovely today, eh?
One fish looks at the other and says...what’s Water?...
I think the consciousness puzzle is a bit like that.
Thus far we experience it subjectively (not going into the complexities of that statement for the moment) but as an object we infer it. Like wind. We don’t see wind. We see trees moving. Etc.
Two fish swimming along the reef
Older fish swims past and says...
Mornin boys! Waters lovely today, eh?
One fish looks at the other and says...what’s Water?...
I think the consciousness puzzle is a bit like that.
Thus far we experience it subjectively (not going into the complexities of that statement for the moment) but as an object we infer it. Like wind. We don’t see wind. We see trees moving. Etc.
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I have the free will not to eat bugs.
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I'm not just a robot, says the robot.plaamook wrote: ↑08 Jul 2022You know the joke...
Two fish swimming along the reef
Older fish swims past and says...
Mornin boys! Waters lovely today, eh?
One fish looks at the other and says...what’s Water?...
I think the consciousness puzzle is a bit like that.
Thus far we experience it subjectively (not going into the complexities of that statement for the moment) but as an object we infer it. Like wind. We don’t see wind. We see trees moving. Etc.
I'm gonna commit here
and say that eating bugs is no longer among my primary goals,
not sure if that makes me a better ReasonTalker or what
Still that Delta thing beckons what's left of my mind...
and say that eating bugs is no longer among my primary goals,
not sure if that makes me a better ReasonTalker or what
Still that Delta thing beckons what's left of my mind...
Who’s using the royal plural now baby? 🧂
Maybe 'free will' is a preprogrammed suggestion pretending to be 'the truth' coming from your mind.
You'll eat the bugs and be happy about it, because it was always your idea
You'll eat the bugs and be happy about it, because it was always your idea
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Says the google chat bot anyway...avasopht wrote: ↑08 Jul 2022I'm not just a robot, says the robot.plaamook wrote: ↑08 Jul 2022You know the joke...
Two fish swimming along the reef
Older fish swims past and says...
Mornin boys! Waters lovely today, eh?
One fish looks at the other and says...what’s Water?...
I think the consciousness puzzle is a bit like that.
Thus far we experience it subjectively (not going into the complexities of that statement for the moment) but as an object we infer it. Like wind. We don’t see wind. We see trees moving. Etc.
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You should try thinking that you can’t control your actions. See if you can do it!
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I’m happy w free will. Is it offensive to anyone yet or just outdated?
Agency sounds a bit boring and sterile.
Agency sounds a bit boring and sterile.
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