RE: Why materialists are predominantly materialists
September 27, 2016 at 1:43 am
(This post was last modified: September 27, 2016 at 1:45 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(September 26, 2016 at 11:22 pm)bennyboy Wrote:Nope what, I;m just wondering if you're looking to explain something -in this universe- with your caveat of where what rules apply and so forth, lol.(September 26, 2016 at 11:06 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Are you trying to explain something that happens in our universe, or another universe?
Nope. It doesn't matter if we're in the Matrix, the Mind of God, or a physical monism, the same applies. Whatever you think lies under the hood, gravity is gravity, trees are trees, and that Gallic bitch in the public bath, that one wearing the new blue tunic, is still a bitch.
Quote:If you want to make a quantum-mechanical theory of mind, go ahead. But as far as I know, your theory of mind depends on information, and information is a very good example of something which requires A medium, but not a specific one-- it doesn't really matter if information is encoded as computer bits, seashells on the beach, or as a trillion fairies dancing through a double slit.
I don't think a quantum mechanical theory will be required. Our brains are pretty big. Yeah, though, a computational theory only requires -a- medium. Not any specific medium. Regardless of what comp theory does and does not require...we have -a- medium that is specific...in our brains. That's in this universe, anyway.
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