RE: The existence of God
November 16, 2022 at 10:25 pm
(This post was last modified: November 16, 2022 at 10:26 pm by Neo-Scholastic.)
(November 15, 2022 at 8:57 am)polymath257 Wrote:(November 14, 2022 at 10:17 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: Intentionality and qualia are nothing like any of those examples. You do see that, right?
They are certainly more complex. But then, the brain is more complex than a container of gas.
Are they different in a way that leads us to suspect they can't be emergent from the brain processes? No.
In fact, ALL the evidence that we have is precisely that all conscious events are, in fact, brain events.
And, frankly, I think that 'qualia' is too vague a term to be useful. Nobody seems to be able to agree exactly what it means.
Sorry, but most of what you said is pure assertion. If in your opinion qualia is vaguely defined it is because of its irreducible immediacy. And no, there is no obvious way to reduce intentionality, what systems are about, to purely physical causes. Sure there are many approaches attempting to do so. Which means there is robust debate in an area you are professing certainty.
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