Halfway through this video Bernardo talks about about himself and that reveals he is suffering from a rather serious condition. Anybody know anything about that?
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- Tue Jan 25, 2022 4:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Bernardo
- Replies: 1
- Views: 924
- Tue Dec 28, 2021 5:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Is this a good answer to the question "why am I me and not someone else?", and the possibility of infinite creation
- Replies: 38
- Views: 1310
Re: Is this a good answer to the question "why am I me and not someone else?", and the possibility of infinite creation
Re: Is this a good answer to the question "why am I me and not someone else?", and the possibility of infinite creation Post by Hedge90 » Tue Dec 28, 2021 11:07 am I think it is possible because she is a human being like me, with thoughts and perceptions. And because I recognise my own nat...
- Tue Dec 14, 2021 2:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Powerful 10 Min Monologue
- Replies: 2
- Views: 211
- Tue Dec 07, 2021 4:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Survival
- Replies: 66
- Views: 16098
Re: Survival
"Oh I see now he was one of the 11 runner ups who got $50k... my apologies. That makes me feel no better about his involvement in this debacle... worse, even." What's the basis of your dismay? Though it's true that once you "know yourself" proof isn't needed every little bit hel...
- Sun Dec 05, 2021 1:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Survival
- Replies: 66
- Views: 16098
Re: Survival
... and all of the essays which won pale in comparison to Cleric's recent one or two page post on the modern obsession with proof. But he would not have won pointing out the very question is flawed to begin with, especially since BK was one of the judges :) Mishlove took down $500k for 1st prize... ...
- Fri Dec 03, 2021 7:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Survival
- Replies: 66
- Views: 16098
Re: Survival
Idealism attempts to describe formally what becomes obvious: It’s obvious that what I AM is Consciousness experiencing It’s obvious that the same Consciousness is experiencing everything It’s obvious that there is no substance or physical reality Consciousness is experiencing a self- generated virtu...
- Tue Oct 19, 2021 2:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: EEG spikes in humans and rats at end of life and what this means for the supposed 'evidence' for idealism
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4522
Re: EEG spikes in humans and rats at end of life and what this means for the supposed 'evidence' for idealism
"Once again when these spikes go away you are dead and you won't look like you are conscious. You can choose to believe your consciousness doesn't need these spikes but there is no science or philosophy that has proven that. It would be a question of faith. As for spikes all over the place, the...
- Tue Oct 19, 2021 1:08 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: EEG spikes in humans and rats at end of life and what this means for the supposed 'evidence' for idealism
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4522
Re: EEG spikes in humans and rats at end of life and what this means for the supposed 'evidence' for idealism
Once again "spikes "of electricity mean nothing as far as experience is concerned. These "spikes" are probably in the microvolt range. So what. What about the hundreds or thousands of volts of "spikes" that occur all over the place. Are they creating experiences? How ca...
- Wed Sep 29, 2021 3:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Are there any SIMPLE books refuting what Bernardo calls "The materialism of qualities"?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 17642
Re: Are there any SIMPLE books refuting what Bernardo calls "The materialism of qualities"?
All of his arguments about dreams and optical illusions are easily explained by materialism as products of the nervous system and its interactions with the world. In fact, they are argument in favor of materialism. They are only arguments against naive realism. People blind from birth don't see in t...
- Tue Sep 21, 2021 5:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Cleric's Responses to Mystical Metaphysics (or How to Make a Logical Argument)
- Replies: 217
- Views: 16099
Re: Cleric's Responses to Mystical Metaphysics (or How to Make a Logical Argument)
lorenzop wrote: In my humble opinion the best and simplist approach is to be opposed to any possibility of life after death... Do you know what you are? Can you explain why you exist in the first place? If not then why would the above be valid? I am consciousness You are consciousness It's the same ...