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Universal Consciousness: Stuart Hameroff’s Fusion of Science and Spiritual Philosophy
I’ve often been criticised for bringing up the religious/spiritual views and motivations of idealist philosophers.
Sep 1, 2024
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August 2024
Gödel’s Logical Proof of God’s Existence Depends on Religious Assumptions
Kurt Gödel’s proof of God’s existence may well work logically.
Aug 24, 2024
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Did Consciousness Come Before Life?
The anesthesiologist Stuart Hameroff believes that consciousness predates evolution.
Aug 18, 2024
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Virtual Realities Are Real Fakes: Chalmers and Baudrillard on Reality
Some 40 years ago, Jean Baudrillard rejected the distinction between “reality” and the “simulacrum”.
Aug 13, 2024
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A Pythagorean Reality: Are Quantum Systems Purely Mathematical?
“A quark is a purely mathematical construct.
Aug 12, 2024
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July 2024
There is Science. And There Are Individual Scientists.
Of course, you can’t have science without flesh-and-blood scientists. Yet, in broad terms, science is still an abstraction which has been derived from…
Jul 26, 2024
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Wittgenstein on Why the Liar Paradox Belongs to a Language Game
(i) Introduction
Jul 20, 2024
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Explaining Qualia?
“The problem of explaining these phenomenal qualities is just the problem of explaining consciousness. This is the really hard part of the mind-body…
Jul 19, 2024
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June 2024
Fundamental Scraps of Kant
(i) The Unexperienced Soul
Jun 19, 2024
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Anil Seth: Intelligence ≠ Consciousness ≠ Intelligence
The critics of both panpsychism and integrated information theory (IIT) rely on an implicit— although sometimes explicit — strong connection which they…
Jun 13, 2024
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Carlo Rovelli vs Panpsychism: “Each atom must be a proto-cyclist.”
“It is like saying that since a bicycle is made of atoms, then each atom must be a proto-cyclist.” — Carlo Rovelli
Jun 5, 2024
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Neuroscientist Anil Seth Links Panpsychism To Integrated Information Theory
(i) Introduction
Jun 4, 2024
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