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why do we enjoy poetry From the perspective of neuroscience?
RE: why do we enjoy poetry From the perspective of neuroscience?
(January 7, 2019 at 11:49 am)Jörmungandr Wrote:
(January 6, 2019 at 7:15 am)Dmitry1983 Wrote: What is evolutionary purpose of consciousness/subjective experience? Robot-like p-zombie would be just as good at survival

Evidence?
Evolutionists usually explain purpose of different traits in animals as consequence of survival of the fittest. Evidence is not enough.

(January 6, 2019 at 11:49 pm)bennyboy Wrote: Given the complexities of quantum mechanics, it seems not unreasonable to me to suppose that literally ALL matter may have the capacity to interact with its environment in a gnostic way, i.e. that there really is no separation of mind and matter at all, which would mean that mind is not actually a supervenient property, but rather a brute fact, a true peer to material existence.

Brain can simply be a transceiver.
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RE: why do we enjoy poetry From the perspective of neuroscience? - by Dmitry1983 - January 7, 2019 at 12:09 pm

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