RE: Idealism is more Rational than Materialism
February 2, 2015 at 9:25 am
(This post was last modified: February 2, 2015 at 9:27 am by Alex K.)
(February 2, 2015 at 9:21 am)robvalue Wrote: Well yes, that tooI mainly meant the understanding of conciousness, whether it is a dualistic entity somewhere or just an illusion or whatever. As far as I know, anyone's guess is as good as anyone else's, but what evidence there is (or isn't) seems to point towards conciousness being an illusion, to me at least. I'm far from an expert so feel free to fill my gaps
You see, my problem here is - what's the difference between consciousness being an illusion or not being an illusion?
Also, if consciousness is an illusion, it's that illusion which we call consciousness in the first place, and hence "consciousness is an illusion" is redundant. It is what it is. We have
nothing to compare it to that would allow us to identify an illusion, like a maiden being sawed in two, and an illusion of a maiden being sawed in two.
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
