(April 20, 2013 at 7:13 am)Faith No More Wrote: I wasn't being vile. Can you respond to my reply?
Sorry Faith No More. I am trying to get through the questions, but I am obviously massively outnumbered.
You have raised some interesting points about the love you feel for your family. You stated that "I would never dream of claiming that it was anything outside of my own mind". This is a good point; however, it inevitably leads to the "problem of consciousness". As I have stated, science is not anywhere near being close to understanding consciousness.
Watch this Richard Dawkins video from 4:40 (Why can't we understand the basis of consciousness?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLgNWp7_cg8
It is my contention that human consciousness, including love, is beyond the scope of reason. There is a very interesting speculation that the brain is actually a receiver of consciousness as opposed to being the generator of such. The philosophy of mind is extremely complex and is something that I am presently reading about.
Of course a rationalist would probably make the immediate sweeping statement of "consciousness cannot exist without a brain". However, this simplistic way of viewing such a complex topic would be ridiculed in an academic environment.
