(October 14, 2013 at 9:53 pm)Bucky Ball Wrote: I never said it was. However everything that goes on your your brain can be the subject of scientific examination, including the sense of wonder, and aesthetic experiences. I did not say they were "part of scientific exploration", but these experiences *can* be (are, and have been) subjected to scientific examination, and can be explained by science. Anything humans brains do, and experience, can be examined by science.Well, we're getting there with exploring anything human brains experience. The next few decades will be a wonder of discovery. But just because we CAN examine it scientifically doesn't mean I AM exploring it scientifically. An emotional revelation during an unexpected musical experience, or getting randomly punched in the face, will surely teach me things, but not because I'm exploring them.
Quote:I certainly am NOT claiming the experience and the examination of the experience are the same thing.OK. So are you still disagreeing with me?
By the by, these challenges to my claim have been most instructive- a scientific learning experience! I thank all of you for making me think through it and examine it closely.