Tag: Emergence

A green sprout sprouts from the microprocessor. A symbol of a new startup or business in the IT field of green technologies or biotechnologies. A living beginning in computers and artificial ai

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post

Denyse O'Leary
Date
July 29, 2023

Categorized
Biology, Evolution, Language, Philosophy, Religion, Theism

Tagged
Emergence, Promissory materialism}

“Emergence”: The College Level Version of “We Don’t Know How”

_{The word often permits the improbable to be considered probable for the purposes of sounding like science without providing any} _{Denyse O'Leary
July 29, 2023

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Biology, Evolution, Language, Philosophy, Religion, Theism}

No day that we can’t provide materialist explanations for everything can even be contemplated and that is where “emergence” stands bravely in the gap. Read More ›

Unlocking the Mysteries of Life and Death concept.Two human figures join together with bright rays and keyhole between them.

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podcast

Joshua Farris and Michael Egnor
Date
February 3, 2022

Tagged
Anthropology, Cartesian dualism, Consciousness, Dualism, Emergence, Idealism, Materialism, Michael Egnor, mind-body dualism, theology, Transgender, transgenderism}

Why Cartesian Dualism?

_{Joshua Farris and Michael Egnor
February 3, 2022

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Materialism is dead. There are simply too many questions left unanswered after years of studying the brain. Now, people are scrambling for a new way to understand the mind-body relationship. Cartesian dualism has become a whipping boy in philosophy, but it has advantages over the alternatives. Dr. Joshua Farris discusses Cartesianism and philosophy with Dr. Michael Egnor. Show Notes 01:27 Read More ›

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News
Date
February 17, 2020

Categorized
Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
brain, Emergence, Karl Popper, mind}

Why the Mind Cannot Just Emerge from the Brain

_{The mind cannot emerge from the brain if the two have no qualities in common} _{News
February 17, 2020

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Philosophy of Mind}

In his continuing discussion with Robert J. Marks, Michael Egnor argues that emergence of the mind from the brain is not possible because no properties of the mind have any overlap with the properties of brain. Thought and matter are not similar in any way. Matter has extension in space and mass; thoughts have no extension in space and no mass.

Bernardo Kastrup: Consciousness cannot have evolved

_{How many joules of consciousness would make you a human instead of a chimpanzee? How many more joules of consciousness would make you a genius?} _{News
February 9, 2020

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Philosophy of Mind}

Computer scientist and philosopher Bernardo Kastrup argues that evolution deals with things that can be measured quantitatively but consciousness cannot be quantified.

No Materialist Theory of Consciousness Is Plausible

_{All such theories either deny the very thing they are trying to explain, result in absurd scenarios, or end up requiring an immaterial intervention} _{Eric Holloway
July 30, 2019

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Philosophy of Mind}

Consciousness is the biggest problem for materialism. How is it possible that a bunch of particles that are devoid of consciousness get together and cause consciousness?