RE: The Scripture Is False And The Biblical God Is Dead.
January 19, 2023 at 8:34 pm
(This post was last modified: January 19, 2023 at 8:35 pm by Paleophyte.)
(January 18, 2023 at 4:53 am)Dmitry1983 Wrote:(January 17, 2023 at 10:43 pm)Paleophyte Wrote: The enormous gulf between something that works and something that works well. Sensory pathways that impinge on the conscious mind have a clear advantage over those that don't in that we can rapidly adapt our responses as necessary. We can think about our actions and learn from them. That isn't possible based on instinct alone.People with blindsight are really good at solving extremely complex problems like catching a ball and qualia don't seem to be necessary.
Imagine for a moment that I threw a cactus to you. Do you decide to catch it or dodge it? Guess what the poor bugger with blindsight is picking out of his hands.
Catching a ball isn't a complex problem.
Quote:Quote:We can think about our actions and learn from them. That isn't possible based on instinct alone.You need to provide proof for this claim.
Prove that you have qualia.

Quote:Quote:Imagine for a moment that I threw a cactus to you. Do you decide to catch it or dodge it? Guess what the poor bugger with blindsight is picking out of his hands.Patients with blindsight can avoid obstacles.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/scien...-awareness
How are they at distinguishing between a prickly pear and green bean bag given no more than a quick "Heads up!"?