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Originally Posted by David This seems far more productive than inventing tortuous philosophies that try to side-step the puzzle of a purely physical basis for mental life. |
I guess tortuousness is in the eye of the beholder.
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The whole point is that in other areas of science, it is considered perfectly reasonable to pursue several alternative at the same time - string theory AND loop-quantum gravity - whereas non-physical explanations of consciousness never seem to be considered respectable enough to explore.
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That is because the explorers are not offering anything of substance! In what way is it anything more than an argument from personal incredulity?
Here's a great book:
Amazon.com: Lost Causes in and beyond Physics: R.F. Streater: Books
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~~ Paul