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Everyone feels that way, but people hold different perspectives when they scrutinize exactly what that means and how it would work. There is no evidence of sou

Everyone feels that way, but people hold different perspectives when they scrutinize exactly what that means and how it would work. There is no evidence of souls existing, they are unable to be measured in any way. Unless they have several magical rules and violate physics (but only sometimes and are still somehow undetectable), then your brain would still have all those same thoughts about how it feels strongly about having a soul, because that's part of how the ego hard-coded into your brain works. I don't particularly like the view you're espousing, not only because its inconsistent without explanation but because it creates a group of "others" where those with a different philosophical viewpoint are now literally "unfeeling robots" to you.

okareaman 5y ago
I don't actually believe that. I was referring to a work of fiction that is philosophically meaningful to me. What I do believe is there are components to intelligence that includes emotional intelligence, self-awareness and memory that some people don't seem to have in great quantities, but I don't think they are robots.
- BeKindAndLearn 5y ago
  My mistake for misunderstanding, I suppose. But you initially said that you (1) were beginning to think it, then said it is also (2) the theme of your literature: > I'm (1) starting to wonder if perhaps most don't possess a soul and are effectively biorobots. This is also (2) the theme...
  - okareaman 5y ago
    I'm sorry. That was an awkward way of saying it that I didn't notice until you pointed it out.
    - BeKindAndLearn 5y ago
      No need to apologize, I hope you have a fantastic evening!
mistermann 5y ago
> There is no evidence of souls existing, they are unable to be measured in any way. This has a dependency on what is considered valid evidence, as well as our current ability to measure things. > Unless they have several magical rules and violate physics (but only sometimes and are still somehow undetectable), then your brain would still have all those same thoughts about how it feels strongly about having a soul, because that's part of how the ego hard-coded into your brain works. The same phenomenon applies to reality itself, including our perception of the state and behavior of what is inside of it, as compared to what is actually there (the question of whether souls exist is subject to this problem). A somewhat relevant post from SSC the other day: https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/the-phrase-no-evidence-is-a-red-flag https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/the-phrase-no-evidence...

okareaman 5y ago

I don't actually believe that. I was referring to a work of fiction that is philosophically meaningful to me. What I do believe is there are components to intelligence that includes emotional intelligence, self-awareness and memory that some people don't seem to have in great quantities, but I don't think they are robots.

BeKindAndLearn 5y ago
My mistake for misunderstanding, I suppose. But you initially said that you (1) were beginning to think it, then said it is also (2) the theme of your literature: > I'm (1) starting to wonder if perhaps most don't possess a soul and are effectively biorobots. This is also (2) the theme...
- okareaman 5y ago
  I'm sorry. That was an awkward way of saying it that I didn't notice until you pointed it out.
  - BeKindAndLearn 5y ago
    No need to apologize, I hope you have a fantastic evening!

mistermann 5y ago

> There is no evidence of souls existing, they are unable to be measured in any way. This has a dependency on what is considered valid evidence, as well as our current ability to measure things. > Unless they have several magical rules and violate physics (but only sometimes and are still somehow undetectable), then your brain would still have all those same thoughts about how it feels strongly about having a soul, because that's part of how the ego hard-coded into your brain works. The same phenomenon applies to reality itself, including our perception of the state and behavior of what is inside of it, as compared to what is actually there (the question of whether souls exist is subject to this problem). A somewhat relevant post from SSC the other day: https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/the-phrase-no-evidence-is-a-red-flag https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/the-phrase-no-evidence...