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TimB, thanks for you fantastic insight

What is there to define? These are basic Philosophical ideas. I thought this was a Philosophy forum. You can try to beat to death the definitions of things but it only serves to distract from the issues. Do you reject the Hard Problem of Consciousness?

It is a Philosophy forum, although there aren’t credentialed philosophers here AFAIK. I don’t…[Read more]

TimB: Steven, You started out saying “… Science has no Theory, Hypothesis, or even a Speculation about how Consciousness could be in the Neurons…”.  You seemed to desperately want a better understanding of “Consciousness”.  I gave you a parsimonious hypothesis that fits all that we do know, and includes a straightforward explanation of Consciousn…[Read more]

They aren’t in this audience.

It’s an open forum. I assume some of “them” are stopping by but not staying for coffee.

Sorry if I sound a bit frustrated, but I’m a bit frustrated. “Listen first” and “understand before trying to be understood” are basic tenants that have been around for a long time. Maybe not quite as well known; if you’re saying t…[Read more]

TimB: The “Hard Problem” is crap. Ask Daniel Dennett if you don’t believe me.

If you think the Hard Problem is crap then you are revealing that you don’t understand the Hard Problem. You can’t just say it’s crap and expect that explains why you reject it. Dennett likes to say that Consciousness is just an Illusion. I have tried to make sense…[Read more]

Steven, You started out saying “… Science has no Theory, Hypothesis, or even a Speculation about how Consciousness could be in the Neurons…”.  You seemed to desperately want a better understanding of “Consciousness”.  I gave you a parsimonious hypothesis that fits all that we do know, and includes a straightforward explanation of C…[Read more]

The “Hard Problem” is crap. Ask Daniel Dennett if you don’t believe me.

But even if it weren’t crap, it relies on the assumption that “experience” cannot be explained by scientific methodologies.  And that is not true, since our mental “experiences” (in the paradigm I am suggesting) are ALSO each a covert behavior.

They aren’t in this audience.

Be nice if they didn’t act it.

Green Hammer here.

I have a mental image of an MMA Heavyweight who’s big on the environment.

Enjoying my wine and happy to talk about anything

Between gulps (swigs? chugs?… I’m not sure of the proper term for drinking wine), you can chat about some interesting things around here.

See you down below.

Lausten said:
You need to think more Deeply about your own Conscious Experiences.
And you claim there is a “hard problem of consciousness”. So if I can’t tell what consciousness is, how can I think more “deeply” to know what that is? I’m not just playing semantics here, I’m trying to get you to define your terms.

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TimB said: I do not know what you mean by “the Hard Problem of Consciousness”.

Are you kidding me? I have to think you are just being sarcastic. The Hard Problem is the fundamental issue in the study of Consciousness  today.

this is about confronting assumptions of the faith-shackled.  Of the unschooled.

You might want to start by not calling them ignorant and closed minded.

Two drink minimum. 🙂