RE: Does Atheism Need to be Rebranded?
April 13, 2012 at 4:45 am
(This post was last modified: April 13, 2012 at 4:47 am by NoMoreFaith.)
Psychology is applied Biology is applied Chemistry is applied Physics is applied Mathematics.
The further you get from Mathematics, the sketchier the results, and less predictable, which is why Psychology gets a bum deal sometimes.
There may not be consensus on the mind/body dichotomy, but there is definitely consensus that there is no evidence for dualism of mind/body, but plenty evidence for the mind being the brain. Its not conclusive, but its up against a god of the gaps argument for consciousness.
Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved. Has turned out to be. Not Magic.
I have no reason to believe that the mind will turn out to be magic, when nothing else has.
The further you get from Mathematics, the sketchier the results, and less predictable, which is why Psychology gets a bum deal sometimes.
There may not be consensus on the mind/body dichotomy, but there is definitely consensus that there is no evidence for dualism of mind/body, but plenty evidence for the mind being the brain. Its not conclusive, but its up against a god of the gaps argument for consciousness.
Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved. Has turned out to be. Not Magic.
I have no reason to believe that the mind will turn out to be magic, when nothing else has.
Self-authenticating private evidence is useless, because it is indistinguishable from the illusion of it. ― Kel, Kelosophy Blog
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
