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 The Grand Nudger.)
(February 2, 2015 at 9:21 am)robvalue Wrote: Well yes, that toothe field isn't quite -that- open. If, for example, I guessed "head smurfs"........I 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,
Quote:but what evidence there is (or isn't) seems to point towards conciousness being an illusion, to me at least.In the same way that a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat is an illusion (speaking of, the op seems to think that we can;t doubt our conscious experience......so I guess he must think there are actually bottomless hats full of rabbits in the world). Not that it;s unreal, or that nothing has actually happened - simply that what seems to be happening isn;t always the best description of what -is- happening, sure. -Just wanted to make sure we were onboard before I agreed..lol, some people take "illusion" to mean something unreal to the point of being a non-thing, a non-event.
Quote: I'm far from an expert so feel free to fill my gapsPretty sure we're all, on this forum, just passionate hobbyists on this particular subject.
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