Citizenschallenge-v.3

“Material Physical Universe” being physics, biology, physiology and neurons,

“Mindscape” is an evolutionary product – the fog of awareness produced by those neurons, mingled withed physiology, experiences and memory.

The home of curiosity and ego, empathy and contempt, power lust and ruthlessness, home of gods and fantasy and science fiction – b…[Read more]

TimB replies: A hallucination also has neurological correlates that comprise it.  That is something physically real.

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Thoughts physically exist while their correlated firing of neurons physically exists.

No one claimed that it does not correlate to something else that is very much material!

It’s about our own personal perspectives and…[Read more]

why people are okay with our self-destructive tendencies, and also look down on those who want to counteract that self-destruction.

The best brainwashing money can buy.

Most people are intellectually lazy, they like someone spelling things out for them.

Understanding climate science and Earth’s biosphere and evolution, things that provide the…[Read more]

Citizen said: “Individualism shouldn’t be a license to disregard the society we are embedded within.”

Sree:  “Well said. However, it is harder to practice your belief than to preach it, be it religion or secularism.”

Well yeah that’s true enough.  Having a serious code of ethics and living up to it, and also facing up to failures, isn’t easy, b…[Read more]

Although leaving out the part of where Libertarians are rather skilled at ignoring physical and societal realities.

{I’ll still irritated at the Libertarian running for Colorado Governor a few years back.  His solution for emptying the welfare rolls was opening up the National Forests to homesteading, worked so great in the 1880, why not try…[Read more]

“lone wolf hardass” libertarian

Are the biggest weenie delusionals of all.  Reducing complex life down to black and white two-dimensional cartoons, then talking themselves seriously.

Incidentally,  I stand back and notice the responses and questions you’ve received that you choose to ignore.  Just saying our actions have consequences, choosi…[Read more]

Tim, Sree’s just jealous he didn’t think of it first.  Teaching care tricks and unmaking magic, is an awesome idea.  And considering I’m in a very similar situation with my new grandchild, I thank you for the suggestion.  I even have a couple years for learning some fancy card tricks before its time to put the plan in action.

Though so…[Read more]

Wow.

I’ve read that a few times now, trying to let it soak in.

I think it makes sense.

Yeah, I think I like it.

I thank you for doing the job.

I may not always absolutely agree with your decisions, but so far they always seem to be within reasonable parameters.

So carry on, and thanks again for your efforts.

I’ll sign that card!

Thank you for all you do and putting .

Though it doesn’t answer your question.

Other than ironing out some of the system…[Read more]

Just realized I left out part of that quote,

Humanity is the most exquisite example of God’s need, and desire, to understand itself.

Just realized I left out part of that quote.  To be sure this is woo and not science, so no spit balls.   ;- )

and dependent on.

I would not say mind is limited to the consciousness were aware of, but fundamentally, YES.

Now, what is it that you are proposing?

the idea falls apart

How’s that?  Can you describe it?

Once you get through entertaining yourself, perhaps you can try explaining what you are trying to say without all the irrelevant side comments, that are focused framing me into some image you want to believe.

You think I don’t know what mediating is?

You don’t think I’ve ever dabbled with “losing the self”?  or “feeling the oneness”?

It’s…[Read more]

Oh but some believe this is the best president they can possibly imagine.  Watt’s up with that?

Sree, Individualism is a core value of liberalism.

Are you, as an individual, the best judge of your own interest?

How does this work in a society like the USA where individuals do not share the same interests?

Okay can’t argue with much of The Guy’s summary at 10:21.  But America is not that big.   You can segregate into compounds, but that’s a…[Read more]

I think that Atheists could get together and fund a network and have 24 hr. debunking of various religious dogma.

First they gotta get their shit together.

Dave yes, yes, yes why the hell or heaven shouldn’t we fact check clerics!   Why allow their hot air a free pass!

Why not confront them when they say they understand god.  Etc.  I say, exactly, RIGHT ON !

Hell the entire foundation of the GOP’s’ hatred of liberals and sciences, and honestly looking at legitimate defendable physical ev…[Read more]

Oh yeah, the physical reality “derail”  —   it’s not like we ought to think about our biosphere and what it means for our ability to survive and thrive.

We got avarice and aggression and tendency to vandalize to defend.

Oh yeah, the physical reality “derail”  —   it’s not like we ought to think about our biosphere and what it means for our ability to survive and thrive.

We got avarice and aggression and tendency to vandalize to defend.

Bob:  Wow, even though we don’t see dark matter, we draw conclusions about it.  Maybe I should have used woo, not wow.

Based on effects we can observe.

If dark matter were huddled within Black Holes, does it reason that observed effects would be quite difference from what’s actually being observed?