Philosophy Now Forum

Hi All; I agree that the multiverse thing never made sense; universe means all. So there is one Universe. I have seen no evidence of an eternal recurrence, and it does not make sense. But I can see the philosophical reasoning that we should try to live each day as well as we can. But reincarnation i...

I happened upon this video. Old white people like me probably should get some instruction in self-defense, a conceal carry permit, and a glock. And then be vigilent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyALk5WnD-s Tbieter; It is my thought that you are the last person in the world, who should ever be i...

Greylorn; Please consider: This makes sense, as most people, who have random experiences start to have them at puberty, or when hormones in the body change. People who have consistent psychic experiences, such as aura readers, seem to have the experiences from early childhood along with their first ...

Wyman; My understanding is that the subconscious is what creates the mental models of the world - i.e. creates perception. Yes, well, this is the common understanding of the subconscious mind. An idea that neurology supports, but psychology does not fully support. What must be understood is that the...

Wyman; Gee, here is a quote from Hawkin's Book the Grand Design. I don't think it is controversial: Well, I find it controversial. Since I have not read the book, Grand Design, and the below is taken out of context, it is possible that I am misinterpreting Hawkin's statements. On the other hand, Haw...

You, like other philosophers, seem to believe that your senses are accurate representations of reality. You are confusing a bunch of electrochemical reactions within your brain as "reality." Guess again. Is it a legitimate concern for you (I am asking a sincere question here) whether, giv...

Evidential not opinion. I'm having a little trouble following you. So you think that consciousness is the gun, not why it was used? Like in a murder trial? where is the logic in this? Gee Greylorn; I have your post in the draft area and will work on it. Expect to post tomorrow. I want a funny hat t...

IF consciousness exists outside of our brains and I hasten to add outside of our bodies because we have two brains. Then there aught to be some evidence for it, mysticism is not a very good argument for existence, saying you personally know it, is like saying you once drank a bottle of whiskey and ...

Ginkgo; If you remember, I stated that my last major attack of MS (multiple sclerosis) caused me to lose half of my vocabulary and to start having trouble learning new terms. So some of the below is just me confirming or translating my understanding of terms. If we are trying to to answer questions ...

Greylorn; My responses to you and Ginkgo will be brief because I am tired and having a bad week. Please consider: Beginning at age 12 I have had randomly scattered psychic experiences, beginning with telepathy, at which I'm a good transmitter. I'd studied dozens of books on the subject, including th...

Ginkgo; Please consider the following: Fair enough, I won't put your theory in a box. This would restrict me somewhat so I'll try working the other way. Putting things in boxes is called categorization. It is been with us since the time of the ancient Greeks and it still is an important tool. Good. ...

Greylorn; Gee, I'd like to see your reference material for the notion that emotions can jump time and space. Thanks, Greylorn Yeah! Me too! I'd like to see it also. This idea came about very recently while I was contemplating doing a thread on the Supernatural. One of the things that I wanted to add...

Ginkgo; Please consider my responses below. A few points: Emotions are not limited by time and space; last time I checked matter is limited by time and space. How do they explain that? They do it by denying the very thing you are trying to establish,viz. substance dualism. I am NOT trying to establi...

Stuart; You have brought up an interesting topic, but I think that you have tried to overly simplify it. Every aspect of gender identity and sexual orientation needs to be considered from the personal perspective and also from the perspective of society, as they relate to both. This is a very comple...

Gee, You conflate "studying emotions" with expressing your opinions about them. I've already explained to you that emotions are the programs that run brains. Emotion also runs the body, emotion also balances an ecosystem, emotion also causes the supernatural/paranormal. I am looking for t...