RE: Idealism is more Rational than Materialism
February 2, 2015 at 3:32 am
(This post was last modified: February 2, 2015 at 3:32 am by Alex K.)
(February 2, 2015 at 3:24 am)Rational AKD Wrote:That's meaningless babble to me.(February 2, 2015 at 3:16 am)Alex K Wrote: Can I ask you a question? What is, in your idealism, the role of the human brain?
the brain is the representative of our personal consciousness.
Quote:it is our consciousness' self localization in this apparent physical world. the brain can interact on the mind much like a whirlpool interacts on water.Sorry, that's not even English. What do you mean, a whirlpool interacts on water. Are you saying that consciousness is indeed a result of brain function just as a whirlpool is a configuration of water?
Quote:you cannot say the whirlpool produces water just because it affects water much like you cannot say the brain produces consciousness because it affects mind.That's not a good use of the analogy. A whirlpool is a name we give to a certain configuration of water. In your analogy, consciousness is a name we give to certain configurations of the brain. That's materialism.
Quote:this is the mind brain interaction I conceive in my idealism.
By needlessly postulating a separate mind, and a mind brain interaction, you violate Occam's razor in such an extreme way that you lose the entire argument.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
