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> But if by behavior we don't mean movements by the body, and instead the whole state of the brain (the entire thinking process), then the theory is again trivi
by mannykannot 9y ago
> But if by behavior we don't mean movements by the body, and instead the whole state of the brain (the entire thinking process), then the theory is again trivial and useless...
Precisely: the straw man that you chose to tilt at in your previous post is beside the point. You have not found a fundamental logical self-contradiction in physicalism here.
- darkmighty 9y agoIt is not physicalism I am arguing against, it is behaviorism/functionalism.
- mannykannot 9y agoRegardless, we are not going to arrive at an understanding of consciousness by arguing against weak ideas.