01-21-2016, 10:14 PM | #54 (permalink) |
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I'm willing to bet he's more frustrated you are not actually willing to use that brain of yours to contribute to topics, preferring instead to troll meaninglessly and otherwise fruitlessly derail discussions instead of, say, simply not posting.
Unless you have something substantive to say about Salon or the article (that you didn't read), of course... |
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01-22-2016, 09:53 AM | #55 (permalink) |
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Suppose I was trying to get a feel for dent. He's a bit of an enigma around here. I think I know all I need to at this point.
Btw I was asking if dent's posting of the article was satire, not if the article itself was satire. Please continue with your circle jerk uninterrupted. |
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It's also not my choice of information sauces, I already know what Harris/Dawkins/Shermer/Krauss have said on the topic. The article condenses that. Here I am calling out Harris on his protein argument on the same topic in July 14 Zen Shit Rogan on topic last night | |
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Salon have already copped a bunch of shit for the article
Letter From The Rubble Of A Salon Article - The Daily Banter Vegans, what should we do about Sam Harris? |
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Sam Harris and Salon haven't been getting along for a bit now, so it's good to take both side's opinions with a grain of salt.
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"Nietzsche rejects a persisting self; real distinctions of objects and properties, categorical and dispositional properties, causes and effects; free will. He holds that determinism is true, reality is one and fundamentally experiential."
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Nietzsche and Zen
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03-22-2016, 09:36 AM | #64 (permalink) |
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That is an Amanita Muscaria and allegedly poisonous to humans if it is unprepared. Preparating included parboiling which somehow "breaks down" the poison. I am not sure about foxes.
While commonly associated with the more classic psychedelic varieties of fungus, the Amanita Muscaria, when prepared properly, at best seems to put the subject into a hazy, dreamy, sub-psychedelic state. Fun fact: it was also purported to be used by ancient Vikings to put them in a "berserker" state before battle. Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) - History and Uses - Sacred Earth Ethnobotany Resources |
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Here are some images to represent the philosophy of mind descriptions.
Epiphenomenalism monistic materialism Descartes interactionist dualism Idealism/panpsychism mind uploading implications |
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Let's bring it back to this thread. Dent try not to clog the damn thing with large infographs ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
https://soundcloud.com/samharrisorg/david-chalmers This podcast was incredible. It was so refreshing to listen to two minds that seem to understand each other in totality (as far as their back and forth). I feel like Chalmers and Harris agree on a lot and that was really nice too -- Chalmers seems to have a very nice "openness" about philosophical opinions, my first real intro to im was that NDT debate about if we are living in a simulation. I liked that they mentioned "What is the Consciousnes of a Bat Like?" by Nagel as that was the first book/Zen koan I ever really registered that made me think differently about nonhuman animals. Overall, just a refreshing podcast and nice to see guys talk about the legitimatel philosophical possibility of things like Simulation Theory and conscious AI (minus the hard problem, which does seem to be a significant obstacle). |
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Chalmers on the binding problem
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Mr. Blonde are you living in Arizona?THE SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS - 2016 TUCSON CONFERENCE ..
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Tried to find a best explanation of it that makes sense to all the lurking little bitches:
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I feel like this is about as close to actually "meditating" that most material scientists will ever come to, sadly, because it is putting the focus on the primary aspect of our consciousness that asks any questions at all (curiosity). It seems akin to the classic existentialist "Why??????" revamped in modern neuroscientific literature and language. "Why do we experience anything at all" is an extremely valuable question, but I think that the only real way to become satisfied with the fact that Consciousness DOES exist is by exploring one's own inner world, including their own personal psychological/conditioned motivations to keep up with the latest scientific lingo and debates. Here is another decent definition I found: Quote:
As far as being conscious/un/nonconscious goes, from a psychological (and practical) point of view, I think that we as a human species need first to agree with each other about consciousness in general. For example, I struggle with biting my nails, and have all my life. However I still find that when I am driving, or watching a movie, or otherwise not paying attention to the present moment, and what I am doing in it, I find my conditioned reflex begin biting my nails again. During that period of time I am "unconscious", at least on a certain level. Only when I become aware of the fact that I am biting my nails, can I cease the behavior. While I remain unaware of the behavior, it is impossible to change. Likewise, many "human error" accidents happen simply because people were daydreaming and not paying attention to the present moment. Instead of paying attention to the road, they are "somewhere else" (unconscious to a degree relative to the actual physical world). Their focal attention is not in the material plane, but on the ethereal plane of thoughts and fancy. But when they crash, we call this an "accident". No, they were unconscious and not paying attention to what they were doing. Do you think many people will readily admit to this fact after causing an accident? I could list thousands of "unconscious" examples of human behavior that is conditioned and undisciplined. So, right here you have one (small) example of how a human being can drift into being conscious in the waking state, and "unconscious" in the waking state. This happens every day with every individual, because our human bodies are wired to be conditioned. We continue habits and conditioned behavior (much of which comes from developmental years) and it continues unchecked for years, possibly a whole life-time without being noticed or changed. You have sub-conscious beings who believe they are conscious, when they will never have access to that "inner world", sadly. Quote:
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Remember when Dent got excited about Strawsonian Physicalism before Sam Harris?
Sam Harris 16 May at 17:09 · Nice inversion/restatement of the "hard problem" of consciousness by Galen Strawson: http://nyti.ms/1XfiB96 |
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacy-r..._10112630.html
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