Philosophical Speculations

Yes I would definitely recommend that book. McGilchrist is pretty close to metaphysical idealist view if not already there, and also a panentheistic Christian perspective. I am pretty sure that I actually got the fact above from his book. Wow, thank you. I didn't even know about the term "pane...

It should also be noted here that, in the case of split brain (severed CC), each conscious disposition still experiences the same phenomenon, but perceives-cognizes them in polar opposed way (to put it crudely, right = more integrated, left = more fragmented). They can "both" recall havin...

The difference is when I think "2+2=4" I have awareness of the whole thought. This is not the case with the sun. There is more to the sun than what my senses perceive. I'm sure that's not the case, so I don't think thats a good reason to reject the possibility of "2+2=4" being c...

He said, and I quote, "Of course I can't create consciousness out of matter, because matter itself is something that appears in consciousness". Doesn't that imply "we can't create consciousness (PERIOD)" (since he also claims that everything is, by definition, IN consciousness)?...

Just forget about the concept of "alter", "dissociation", etc. I used to give it a bit of credit for being a useful "low representation" symbol, but now I am coming to realize it can't even be given that much credit, because it causes so much confusion of the sort you ...

Just forget about the concept of "alter", "dissociation", etc. I used to give it a bit of credit for being a useful "low representation" symbol, but now I am coming to realize it can't even be given that much credit, because it causes so much confusion of the sort you ...

Please, be patient. I'm still new to this. The assumption "material arrangements are primary and somehow give rise to consciousness/mind/experience" is just wrong, according to BK. "There is nothing about material configurations (mass, charge, momentum, spin, geometrical relationships...

I'm using the term to refer to something created by humans rather than arising by itself in nature. My point is that supposedly the brain and body are the "extrinsic" forms of an alter. How much like a brain and body does it need to be to actually be an alter? Would a robot that looks hum...

he would perhaps claim we have no good reasons to assume that there are any other possible ways of creating alters directly from the cosmic mind (other than generating metabolising entities, that is). I agree. If we created an artificial entity with the same extrinsic form of an alter, why wouldn't...

Ben Iscatus wrote: ↑Wed Aug 18, 2021 3:06 pm

he would perhaps claim we have no good reasons to assume that there are any other possible ways of creating alters directly from the cosmic mind (other than generating metabolising entities, that is).

I agree.

I believe so do I xD