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Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness
(August 26, 2015 at 4:24 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Do you see me claiming, anywhere in there, that there is no sentient energy, that any of that rules it out, or offering you any resistance whatsoever, or balking against any of those givens we agreed to?  No, you do not.  I'm only extrapolating on the argument -you- offered....those aren't my bulleted points, are they?  You're the one that told me the campfire energy isn't sentient.  I'm running with it.  You layed out the bullets and the brain fits...I'm agreeing with the argument, and then agreeing, beyond all logic and reason, that somehow the brain is -still- ruled out, just wondering by what.

If you'd like to hear -my- argument.............I can oblige.

Or, you can be pissy because your argument is inconsistent, and hearing me agree with all of these plainly contradictory things in a single post exposes that.

The only person in this discussion who's disagreed, or argued against you thusfar in this conversation, is you.  I'd hardly call insisting that you remain faithful - to your own damned argument...arguing with you...or offering my own argument.  More like forceful agreement.

What would you like to talk about, daddy?
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.
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Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 24, 2015 at 2:52 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Grandizer - August 24, 2015 at 3:44 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Whateverist - August 24, 2015 at 6:59 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by brewer - August 24, 2015 at 3:54 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by AFTT47 - August 24, 2015 at 4:21 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Brian37 - August 24, 2015 at 4:03 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by AFTT47 - August 24, 2015 at 4:58 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by abaris - August 24, 2015 at 5:58 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by IATIA - August 28, 2015 at 9:38 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by AFTT47 - August 28, 2015 at 9:56 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by brewer - August 24, 2015 at 4:51 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Brian37 - August 24, 2015 at 4:52 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by AFTT47 - August 24, 2015 at 5:36 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 24, 2015 at 6:57 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Mudhammam - August 24, 2015 at 5:03 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by brewer - August 24, 2015 at 5:09 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 24, 2015 at 7:26 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by brewer - August 24, 2015 at 10:50 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Whateverist - August 24, 2015 at 11:17 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 25, 2015 at 10:59 am
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by brewer - August 24, 2015 at 5:22 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by brewer - August 24, 2015 at 6:06 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Mudhammam - August 24, 2015 at 5:50 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by vorlon13 - August 24, 2015 at 5:57 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 24, 2015 at 6:07 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by brewer - August 24, 2015 at 6:25 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Angrboda - August 24, 2015 at 6:59 pm
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RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Little lunch - August 24, 2015 at 6:57 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Silver - August 24, 2015 at 7:02 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Whateverist - August 24, 2015 at 7:07 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Mudhammam - August 24, 2015 at 8:33 pm
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RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Silver - August 25, 2015 at 12:11 am
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RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Whateverist - August 24, 2015 at 9:01 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Angrboda - August 25, 2015 at 12:30 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Whateverist - August 24, 2015 at 9:27 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Whateverist - August 24, 2015 at 9:23 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by robvalue - August 25, 2015 at 2:46 am
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by bennyboy - August 25, 2015 at 10:03 am
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by bennyboy - August 26, 2015 at 12:35 am
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by brewer - August 25, 2015 at 11:15 am
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Whateverist - August 25, 2015 at 11:21 am
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 25, 2015 at 3:16 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Whateverist - August 25, 2015 at 5:58 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 25, 2015 at 7:51 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Whateverist - August 25, 2015 at 8:02 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 26, 2015 at 11:12 am
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by robvalue - August 25, 2015 at 3:29 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 25, 2015 at 7:21 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by robvalue - August 26, 2015 at 1:51 am
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 26, 2015 at 11:06 am
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Whateverist - August 26, 2015 at 11:10 am
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by brewer - August 26, 2015 at 3:31 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 25, 2015 at 4:28 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Whateverist - August 25, 2015 at 7:41 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 25, 2015 at 7:59 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Whateverist - August 26, 2015 at 9:06 am
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 26, 2015 at 12:29 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Whateverist - August 26, 2015 at 11:22 am
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 26, 2015 at 12:51 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 26, 2015 at 1:16 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 26, 2015 at 1:25 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Whateverist - August 26, 2015 at 1:50 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 26, 2015 at 3:12 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 26, 2015 at 3:10 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Whateverist - August 26, 2015 at 3:07 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 26, 2015 at 3:23 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 26, 2015 at 4:17 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 26, 2015 at 5:56 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Rhondazvous - August 26, 2015 at 7:16 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Whateverist - August 26, 2015 at 8:14 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by Whateverist - August 26, 2015 at 9:16 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by brewer - August 26, 2015 at 9:38 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by AFTT47 - August 26, 2015 at 10:21 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by bennyboy - August 27, 2015 at 2:10 am
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by AFTT47 - August 27, 2015 at 2:32 am
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by robvalue - August 27, 2015 at 2:49 am
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RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by IATIA - August 28, 2015 at 10:08 pm
RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness - by AFTT47 - August 28, 2015 at 10:21 pm
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