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  1. J

    Who's to blame for possible bad outcomes, the religion/ideology/belief system/etc. or people?

    The important thing to realize about religion, is that the doctrines of particular sects are contextualized to events and narratives in history as well. A Reformed Christian would have more of a connection to a John Calvin or Martin Luther, and there is a cultural element to these...
  2. J

    Neurophysiology and Naturalism

    I read through a few examples, the introduction and conclusion which summarized his arguments as well as what he saw as the insufficient responses of materialists to account for phenomena. Wasn't compelling, and quite fallacious (straw man, special pleading, begging the question, etc.) I agree...
  3. J

    Eating Apes

    The difference between a Cow and a Gorilla in terms of the sophistication of their social relationships, and overall intelligence is quite a big gap. I think if you have a humanistic approach and value sentience then animals like dolphins and other apes should be respected and protected in ways...
  4. J

    Neurophysiology and Naturalism

    Present one of the arguments in your own words please, I don't respond to linked content without commitment from the poster.
  5. J

    Neurophysiology and Naturalism

    If you're able to objectively demonstrate that these can even be considered "data," then perhaps we can have an debate. What is your specific evidence.
  6. J

    Neurophysiology and Naturalism

    Many problems with this one, and seems to be reliant (as is much of your post) on outdated and refuted assumptions within the field of Philosophy. This assertion has to do with a critical aspect of Epistemology, on the subject of Foundationalism, which is that all knowledge requires a common...
  7. J

    Neurophysiology and Naturalism

    It is always "believing is seeing," rather than seeing is believing. No skeptical inquiry has ever achieved verifiable and measurable observation of the paranormal, but there have been many instances where such experiences have been shown to be produced by the mind. There's a reason why...
  8. J

    Neurophysiology and Naturalism

    I used to be a Christian and believed in a spiritual reality, I would even sense that it did exist. The problem is, after I stopped believing it, any and all signs of such a reality disappeared which to me verified the fact that the delusional ideation of spirituality be it religious or...
  9. J

    Neurophysiology and Naturalism

    In modern philosophical and theological circles much of the present debate centers around the nature of the human mind. Is it reducible to the physics of your brain? Is there a "self" observing and experiencing phenomena and cognitions that is continuous from moment to moment? Is there a...
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