(April 7, 2013 at 10:22 am)ChadWooters Wrote: Physical theories of mind (Pennrose being the outlier) assume that all significant mental functions happen in the brain using classical physics operations,i.e. electro-chemical reactions. That's why Ryan wants you to show him your organ. =-) His imagination is limited to classical physics.
From a metaphysical point of view, we have no such limitations and can posit the existence of a Primal Matter, that serves as pure substance capable of supporting Ideal Forms.
What I wonder is why you think the meat in our craniums is unable to generate each and every subjective state, logical ideal or imagined pure substance you like? It is funny how Tex uses his noggin to argue for the limitations of the meat inside that noggin. Lacking any clear idea of how the brain creates subjective states -many of which are recognizable in our pets at home- how can you draw a line between what the brain enables and what must come from some mysterious other realm.
Since you seem to support him in this venture perhaps you can tell me why this project is so important to you. What really have you lost if it turns out the brain in fact does support all of our subjective experience? I don't see why you need metaphysical correlates of bodily organs in order to think what you will about religious matters. There is no proof either for or against gods so why are such apologetics needed to support faith. I've always thought faith was something that didn't depend on rationalization.
