RE: Modal Argument: The Mind is Not the Brain
October 7, 2013 at 6:33 pm
(This post was last modified: October 7, 2013 at 7:08 pm by Simon Moon.)
(October 7, 2013 at 1:49 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: Chas, prove that mental properties are emergent. As opposed to received or having preexisting harmony.
Oh please...
Provide a single example of a mind without a physical substrate (brain).
No unsupported assertions please. Demonstrable evidence.
And no, the silly argument of the OP does not support the claim that a mind can exist minus a brain.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
