(August 25, 2015 at 3:29 pm)robvalue Wrote: Why does Sam Harris get to define consciousness? He's just another figment of my delusion seeking attention.As I said, Harris is saying consciousness is difficult to define. I'm only halfway through the book, but so far he has not attempted to offer an authoritative definition. I'm not defending him but I wonder why you are so down on him.
I'm still unsure about whether plants have consciousness. I'm sure they have something; whether it is classed as the same thing as consciousness produced by a brain, I don't know.
The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.