A Working Draft Design Argument

[GrandizerII]

Brentano would respond that only mental states have intentionality.  How would you answer that objection?

Boru

Let’s put it this way, only something like a mind can assign values and meanings.

If determinism is true, then it’s not our minds assigning values and meanings.

In a novel, the characters find certain meanings and values to things, did the character assign these things values and meaning, or the author?

Imagine if a man were able to create a computer simulated reality much like our very own, with programmed characters that see themselves much like we do, the programmer assigns meanings and values to certain things in the characters realities. The characters comes to recognize values and meanings not much different than we do. They might be under the impression that they themselves are arbiters and creators of value and meaning. But that’s not really true is it?

Did their mind assign meaning and values to things, or would you agree that it was the mind of the programmer?

1. We're not novel characters.

2. If this world is not a simulation/program, then it's not been established that it's intentional. Your hypotheticals don't support your OP argument; rather your argument depends on such hypotheticals in order for the conclusion to be true.

Ultimately, however, it's not clear that your argument is even valid.