RE: The Scripture Is False And The Biblical God Is Dead.
January 23, 2023 at 7:08 am
(This post was last modified: January 23, 2023 at 7:18 am by GrandizerII.)
Quotes below by Paleophyte (for some reason, I'm having a problem with doing the quotes properly here).
Qualia isn't the only concept that suffers from this problem. Try defining "intelligence" in a way that perfectly captures it, and in a way that is universally agreed upon by relevant experts. Or "love". Or "energy".
We know there is "something" about which we are trying to come up with adequate descriptions, but there is nevertheless a struggle to do so. And it's not just philosophers who struggle with this.
P-zombies only need to be considered conceivable (and, subsequently, metaphysically possible), not physically possible, for the thought experiment to work.
That may be Dmitry's mistake, sure. No one else is saying that, however.
I guess this was said in jest, so no need to respond to this seriously.
Quote:"Qualia" have a number of definitions because philosophers can't seem to agree on what they are (ironic much?) but to the best of my knowledge have no scientific definition.
Qualia isn't the only concept that suffers from this problem. Try defining "intelligence" in a way that perfectly captures it, and in a way that is universally agreed upon by relevant experts. Or "love". Or "energy".
We know there is "something" about which we are trying to come up with adequate descriptions, but there is nevertheless a struggle to do so. And it's not just philosophers who struggle with this.
Quote:"P-zombies" are a thought experiment that has never been observed in reality. In fact, no philosopher has been found who was cracked enough to even suggest that they might exist in the real. And given what we know about the mental state of philosophers that's saying a lot.
P-zombies only need to be considered conceivable (and, subsequently, metaphysically possible), not physically possible, for the thought experiment to work.
Quote:All of this bafflegab is just camouflage for a massive argument from ignorance that can be summarized as 'I don't understand how sentience evolved so the theory of evolution must be wrong.'
That may be Dmitry's mistake, sure. No one else is saying that, however.
Quote:And all of that is about as rigorous and scientific as trying to overturn the Copenhagen Interpretation of QCD by wondering if Schrodinger's cat is frightened by the quantum vacuum.
I guess this was said in jest, so no need to respond to this seriously.
