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Does it make sense to speak of "Universal Consciousness" or "Universal Intelligence"?
RE: Does it make sense to speak of "Universal Consciousness" or "Univer...
(May 19, 2014 at 6:01 pm)bennyboy Wrote: My intention is to show that the belief in other-qualia is a philosophical choice mediated by instinct, rather than a physical fact.
Philosophical choice mediated by instinct? What does this even mean?Will you at least concede that it is reasonable to conclude, if for no other reason than to direct inquiry, that all humans without significant injury or aflliction experience qualia?
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RE: Does it make sense to speak of "Universal Consciousness" or "Univer... - by Cato - May 19, 2014 at 6:46 pm

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