Does anyone here have objective evidence that any human being has a mind?

[Gambit]

Does anyone here have objective evidence that any human being has a mind? That any human being is actually experiencing subjective awareness?

There isn't anyone here who has objective evidence that any human being actually has a mind....that any human being is actually experiencing subjective awareness. And yet some here (and elsewhere) would have us believe that it is completely irrational to infer the existence of a mind in the absence of objective evidence.

 

[Yerda]

Who thinks it is irrational to infer the existence of others people's minds?

 

[Deathbydefault]

Does anyone here have objective evidence that any human being has a mind? That any human being is actually experiencing subjective awareness?

There isn't anyone here who has objective evidence that any human being actually has a mind....that any human being is actually experiencing subjective awareness. And yet some here (and elsewhere) would have us believe that it is completely irrational to infer the existence of a mind in the absence of objective evidence.

Philosophical or verifiable objective evidence?
We can verify that humans have a mind and experience things but philosophy excludes that possibility.

 

[Gambit]

Who thinks it is irrational to infer the existence of others people's minds?

That's not what I said. I suggest you reread it.

 

[Willamena]

Does anyone here have objective evidence that any human being has a mind? That any human being is actually experiencing subjective awareness?

There isn't anyone here who has objective evidence that any human being actually has a mind....that any human being is actually experiencing subjective awareness. And yet some here (and elsewhere) would have us believe that it is completely irrational to infer the existence of a mind in the absence of objective evidence.

*raises hand* I have evidence of my mind. Here I am.

 

[Willamena]

Who thinks it is irrational to infer the existence of others people's minds?

Perhaps the Solipsist.

 

[Sunstone]

In the sciences, the apparently inborn tendency of humans to infer the existence of minds in other people is called, "Theory of Mind".

 

[Zardoz]

I think, therefore I am

 

[Altfish]

Since humans invented the term 'mind' to describe loosely what goes on in the brain, surely the evidence is that it matches the definition of the word???

 

[Rick O'Shez]

I lost my mind years ago. Let me know if you stumble across it.

 

[Jedster]

I lost my mind years ago. Let me know if you stumble across it.

ditto

 

[Augustus]

Does anyone here have objective evidence that any human being has a mind? That any human being is actually experiencing subjective awareness?

There isn't anyone here who has objective evidence that any human being actually has a mind....that any human being is actually experiencing subjective awareness. And yet some here (and elsewhere) would have us believe that it is completely irrational to infer the existence of a mind in the absence of objective evidence.

Plenty of empirical evidence to support the idea. I can tell the difference between something with a mind and something without a mind too.

Unless you want to regress to a "brain in a jar" hypothesis, in which case we have no "objective" evidence for anything whatsoever, then I'd say there is pretty good evidence that people are conscious and can think.

There is no point in being sceptical about the existence of minds, as if there are no minds then we can't be sceptical anyway.

 

[SpeaksForTheTrees]

Does anyone here have objective evidence that any human being has a mind? That any human being is actually experiencing subjective awareness?

There isn't anyone here who has objective evidence that any human being actually has a mind....that any human being is actually experiencing subjective awareness. And yet some here (and elsewhere) would have us believe that it is completely irrational to infer the existence of a mind in the absence of objective evidence.

2+3 = 5

 

[EtuMalku]

Is it possible to objectively evidence something subjective?

 

[Iti oj]

Does anyone here have objective evidence that any human being has a mind? That any human being is actually experiencing subjective awareness?

There isn't anyone here who has objective evidence that any human being actually has a mind....that any human being is actually experiencing subjective awareness. And yet some here (and elsewhere) would have us believe that it is completely irrational to infer the existence of a mind in the absence of objective evidence.

Do autopsy count ?

 

[Mycroft]

42

 

[BSM1]

PFFFTB...of course not. Wait, did I just think that or what?

 

[Father Heathen]

This sentence is your evidence.

 

[RedDragon94]

Does anyone here have objective evidence that any human being has a mind? That any human being is actually experiencing subjective awareness?

There isn't anyone here who has objective evidence that any human being actually has a mind....that any human being is actually experiencing subjective awareness. And yet some here (and elsewhere) would have us believe that it is completely irrational to infer the existence of a mind in the absence of objective evidence.

I think I get what you're saying. We know we have minds because we experience them daily.

A rule of philosophy is that you cannot disprove you have a mind with your mind. And ho do we use our minds? I don't know you just do. Seems pretty logical to me.

 

[Gambit]

In the sciences, the apparently inborn tendency of humans to infer the existence of minds in other people is called, "Theory of Mind".

In metaphysics, the apparently inborn tendency of humans to infer the existence of a universal mind is called "theology."