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by Dimebag
Fri Feb 23, 2024 10:53 pm
Forum: Metaphysics
Topic: Concept of free will vs taking responsibility
Replies: 12
Views: 473

Re: Concept of free will vs taking responsibility

Better to say 'strong or weak willed' rather than 'free or unfree will'. It isn't that a person stands beside his choice as someone who takes freely into account his options and then chooses what to do... as if he could have not had the strength to decide just what course of action he takes. In fac...
by Dimebag
Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:07 pm
Forum: Metaphysics
Topic: Concept of free will vs taking responsibility
Replies: 12
Views: 473

Re: Concept of free will vs taking responsibility

So why might some people feel like their choices are already dictated by their built in tendencies, and feel powerless to control desired outcomes? It could be that they lack self knowledge, lack self control, lack worthy long term goals for which one would make sacrifices of short term desires. Th...
by Dimebag
Sat Feb 17, 2024 3:18 am
Forum: Metaphysics
Topic: Concept of free will vs taking responsibility
Replies: 12
Views: 473

Concept of free will vs taking responsibility

I would like to discuss the similarities and differences between the two concepts of free will, and the concept or idea that a person can be responsible, can have a goal, and actively work to achieve that goal by anticipating any problems, facing them and finding solutions to overcome them. In the c...
by Dimebag
Thu Dec 28, 2023 12:14 pm
Forum: Philosophy of Mind
Topic: Thinking: The questions to be answered
Replies: 25
Views: 1390

Re: Thinking: The questions to be answered

We are assuming that the brain builds up experiences from pieces, but what if instead, it disassembles whole experiences to categorise. In order to replay an existing memory, the pattern which that original memory created in our perception becomes reinforced, and that same pattern is echoed back, to...
by Dimebag
Tue Dec 26, 2023 4:29 am
Forum: Philosophy of Mind
Topic: Why consciousness is personal/local: A challenge for materialism
Replies: 2
Views: 397

Re: Why consciousness is personal/local: A challenge for materialism

The universe is constituted of many parts. There is however one process that describes the evolution of whole since all parts are interacting with each other. This means that there should be a single consciousness if we relate consciousness to the motion of parts. Instead, we observe that conscious...
by Dimebag
Tue Dec 26, 2023 3:39 am
Forum: Philosophy of Mind
Topic: The mind is omnipresent in space-time
Replies: 80
Views: 5780

Re: The mind is omnipresent in space-time

Spacetime is a fundamental aspect of reality without it nothing can be caused. Do you think space and time had a beginning? Yes, spacetime has a beginning. That however does not mean that they are caused. So, space time had a beginning, but were uncaused. Does that mean they are the “first cause”? ...
by Dimebag
Fri Dec 22, 2023 9:48 pm
Forum: Philosophy of Mind
Topic: The mind is omnipresent in space-time
Replies: 80
Views: 5780

Re: The mind is omnipresent in space-time

bahman wrote: Thu Dec 21, 2023 8:47 pm
Dimebag wrote: Thu Dec 21, 2023 6:58 pm Would you object to saying space and time are present in mind?
Spacetime is a fundamental aspect of reality without it nothing can be caused.
Do you think space and time had a beginning?
by Dimebag
Thu Dec 21, 2023 6:58 pm
Forum: Philosophy of Mind
Topic: The mind is omnipresent in space-time
Replies: 80
Views: 5780

Re: The mind is omnipresent in space-time

Would you object to saying space and time are present in mind?
by Dimebag
Mon Jan 09, 2023 12:59 pm
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: The existence is realized by direct perception.
Replies: 9
Views: 3450

Re: The existence is realized by direct perception.

How about Brahman? Is Unimaginable God the same as Brahman?

Can we not know Brahman directly? I am that I am?
by Dimebag
Fri Jan 06, 2023 11:38 pm
Forum: Philosophy of Mind
Topic: Does dattaswami pass the Turing Test?
Replies: 16
Views: 2706

Re: Does dattaswami pass the Turing Test?

I have noticed the occasional interaction, but his posts are not always relevant. If someone was taking the Turing test and trying to determine whether the responder was human or program, they might come to the conclusion that dattaswami was a program for that reason. The truth is, we don’t know. Ma...
by Dimebag
Fri Jan 06, 2023 10:46 pm
Forum: Philosophy of Mind
Topic: Consiousness is inert therefore there is a mind
Replies: 81
Views: 9885

Re: Consiousness is inert therefore there is a mind

Inert Lacking the ability or strength to move. I think it all hinges on what you mean by consciousness. The contents of consciousness sure move. And certain stimuli lead to a reaction in our body which is movement. Consciousness does not work alone. It works in conjunction with the body. Consciousn...
by Dimebag
Thu Jan 05, 2023 9:32 pm
Forum: Philosophy of Mind
Topic: Consiousness is inert therefore there is a mind
Replies: 81
Views: 9885

Re: Consiousness is inert therefore there is a mind

Inert Lacking the ability or strength to move. I think it all hinges on what you mean by consciousness. The contents of consciousness sure move. And certain stimuli lead to a reaction in our body which is movement. Consciousness does not work alone. It works in conjunction with the body. Consciousne...
by Dimebag
Fri Dec 30, 2022 12:59 pm
Forum: Philosophy of Mind
Topic: Consiousness is inert therefore there is a mind
Replies: 81
Views: 9885

Re: Consiousness is inert therefore there is a mind

No, I am not saying that. I am saying that consciousness is necessary for causation but it is not sufficient. In order to cause, you need to have the ability to decide and cause too. So having only the ability to experience, consciousness, does not allow us to cause. That is what I meant by that co...
by Dimebag
Thu Dec 29, 2022 9:32 pm
Forum: Philosophy of Mind
Topic: Consiousness is inert therefore there is a mind
Replies: 81
Views: 9885

Re: Consiousness is inert therefore there is a mind

By consciousness, I mean the ability to experience so I am not referring to something but a feature of something. Okay, I'm in agreement. But now it seems to me that the inference you've used as a title for this topic is a misrepresentation of your idea. I think you are camouflaging the underlying ...