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Quantum consciousness...
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RE: Quantum consciousness...
(August 16, 2017 at 5:44 pm)bennyboy Wrote:
(August 16, 2017 at 11:04 am)Khemikal Wrote: From one crazy ass thing to another, eh?  Wink  We've been down the rabbit hole before, and..to paraphrase, there is no such thing as "truth in context" as you use the terms.  When a question has more than one answer..either something in the question is amiss, or there are two or more subtle questions hiding in what seems to be a singular query.  
Sure there's truth in context.  Is it true that giving up your queen for a pawn is the best move?  That depends first on the particular arrangements of pieces on the board, and ultimately on whether you're even playing chess.
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Quote:Is it good to jump into a vat of acid?  That depends on how you define "good."  Your definition provides the context in/by which actions may be defined as good or bad.  In the context of you trying to survive, it's clearly bad.  In the context of you trying to minimize your impact on the world, it's good.
You mean, it depends on how many questions are being asked and which one a person responds too?  Gee....that -totally- demolishes my comments on your bastshit proposition.  


Quote:Nevertheless, mind holds a special place, because it's the only idea which is first projected, rather than inferred from observation.  The reason for this is obvious-- all observations are made through the medium of mental agency.
Special?  Not to me, maybe to you.  Thermometers don't seem to possess mental agency.   / shrugs.  

Quote:The idea is that consciousness is intrinsic to the Universe-- it's the default state, not a special-snowflake state.  It is the context established by neural connections which get bundled together to give the impression of human agency.

In a familiar way, I'd say this is why we don't remember dreams well.  When that context established by your name and other aspects of your world view come flooding back, those vaguer perceptions with less well-established contexts get eclipsed.
-and in the context of that idea, what sense does it make to say that we can;t observe consciousness?  In that context, it's even easier to observe than a less looney explanation of the same.  All I have to do is look at -anything- and I've observed consciousness. Ta-Da. In your pathological need to object, you've created a caricature in your own positions of exactly what you object to. Gratz.
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Quantum consciousness... - by ignoramus - August 13, 2017 at 6:35 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by Alex K - August 13, 2017 at 9:11 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by chimp3 - August 13, 2017 at 9:41 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by ignoramus - August 13, 2017 at 5:34 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by Alex K - August 13, 2017 at 5:46 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by Brian37 - August 13, 2017 at 5:55 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 13, 2017 at 8:29 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by Brian37 - August 14, 2017 at 7:05 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 13, 2017 at 11:00 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by Neo-Scholastic - August 16, 2017 at 7:56 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by ignoramus - August 14, 2017 at 6:50 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by I_am_not_mafia - August 14, 2017 at 7:50 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 15, 2017 at 1:14 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by ignoramus - August 15, 2017 at 5:28 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by I_am_not_mafia - August 15, 2017 at 8:56 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 15, 2017 at 9:31 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by I_am_not_mafia - August 15, 2017 at 10:45 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 14, 2017 at 7:12 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 14, 2017 at 9:06 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 14, 2017 at 5:13 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 14, 2017 at 5:47 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 14, 2017 at 7:33 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 15, 2017 at 10:51 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 15, 2017 at 4:58 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 15, 2017 at 6:05 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 15, 2017 at 8:08 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 16, 2017 at 12:22 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 16, 2017 at 12:47 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 16, 2017 at 1:11 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 16, 2017 at 6:37 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by ignoramus - August 16, 2017 at 6:54 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 16, 2017 at 11:04 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 16, 2017 at 5:44 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by Whateverist - August 16, 2017 at 2:23 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 16, 2017 at 2:36 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by Whateverist - August 16, 2017 at 2:46 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by I_am_not_mafia - August 17, 2017 at 4:07 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 20, 2017 at 10:46 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by Whateverist - August 23, 2017 at 4:50 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 16, 2017 at 2:54 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 16, 2017 at 5:30 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 16, 2017 at 5:39 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 16, 2017 at 6:04 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 16, 2017 at 10:50 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by ignoramus - August 17, 2017 at 4:23 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 17, 2017 at 7:23 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by I_am_not_mafia - August 21, 2017 at 4:23 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by ignoramus - August 21, 2017 at 4:35 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by I_am_not_mafia - August 21, 2017 at 4:54 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 21, 2017 at 7:43 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 21, 2017 at 9:12 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 21, 2017 at 7:53 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 22, 2017 at 1:35 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by I_am_not_mafia - August 22, 2017 at 2:43 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by ignoramus - August 22, 2017 at 5:04 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 22, 2017 at 12:34 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by I_am_not_mafia - August 22, 2017 at 1:33 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 22, 2017 at 12:39 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 22, 2017 at 7:13 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 22, 2017 at 8:04 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 23, 2017 at 11:13 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by Whateverist - August 23, 2017 at 10:17 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 24, 2017 at 1:01 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by ignoramus - August 24, 2017 at 3:19 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by Alex K - August 24, 2017 at 6:16 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by ignoramus - August 24, 2017 at 6:34 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 24, 2017 at 11:20 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by Alex K - August 25, 2017 at 6:40 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by ignoramus - August 25, 2017 at 7:07 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by Alex K - August 25, 2017 at 8:12 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by I_am_not_mafia - August 25, 2017 at 9:35 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 25, 2017 at 10:11 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by I_am_not_mafia - August 25, 2017 at 10:28 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 25, 2017 at 10:34 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by I_am_not_mafia - August 25, 2017 at 10:51 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 25, 2017 at 10:59 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by I_am_not_mafia - August 25, 2017 at 11:43 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 26, 2017 at 3:00 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by I_am_not_mafia - August 26, 2017 at 6:15 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 27, 2017 at 7:41 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by I_am_not_mafia - August 27, 2017 at 8:59 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 27, 2017 at 9:08 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by I_am_not_mafia - August 28, 2017 at 5:23 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 28, 2017 at 12:05 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by I_am_not_mafia - August 28, 2017 at 1:30 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 28, 2017 at 11:19 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by Angrboda - August 28, 2017 at 1:51 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 25, 2017 at 12:00 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by I_am_not_mafia - August 26, 2017 at 4:39 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by ignoramus - August 26, 2017 at 7:14 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by I_am_not_mafia - August 26, 2017 at 7:21 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by ignoramus - August 26, 2017 at 7:35 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by Whateverist - August 26, 2017 at 8:29 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 26, 2017 at 9:13 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by I_am_not_mafia - August 27, 2017 at 10:01 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 26, 2017 at 10:46 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by Whateverist - August 26, 2017 at 2:46 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 26, 2017 at 2:58 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by Whateverist - August 26, 2017 at 3:24 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 26, 2017 at 3:40 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 27, 2017 at 10:53 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 27, 2017 at 10:59 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by bennyboy - August 27, 2017 at 11:12 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 27, 2017 at 11:13 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by Whateverist - August 28, 2017 at 12:31 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by ignoramus - August 28, 2017 at 6:07 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 28, 2017 at 9:47 am
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by Whateverist - August 28, 2017 at 3:12 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by The Grand Nudger - August 28, 2017 at 3:18 pm
RE: Quantum consciousness... - by ignoramus - August 30, 2017 at 5:32 am

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