throwawayguy7

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   by throwawayguy7 5y ago

   I find the illusion explanation for complex phenomena unhelpful. At best, this is doing nothing to actually explain - it has no value. 'Well yes, consciousness is difficult to understand because of an error in our reasoning' . It&
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   by throwawayguy7 5y ago

   I'm specifically referring to reviews and comments Dennet has made of the work of totally secular, atheist or agnostic , non Christian philosphers of mind and neuroscientists. He literally just tosses insults around in some of his revi
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   by throwawayguy7 5y ago

   What this article and most others lack is an adult treatment of why serious neuroscientists and philosphers of the mind feel the problem is in fact, hard. To me, the fact that illusion and hallucination are being invoked is strong evidence