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Recent content by stevevw

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    If the brain is necessary to have a vision

    What does this even mean. It seems even more ambiguious then proposing theres a destinct Mind and physical brain. Like theres some inbetween place where the mind exists. It could be beyond the physical brain or it could be not. Who knows. I think when most people understand this theres a...
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    (Orthodoxy) Salvation of the soul. The meaning of life.

    I think these are mainly disputes within the Orthodox. I really don't think these are faith or denomination breaking. Like any group who becomes insitutionalised which is also a natural progression there are going to be these variations on how specifically to understand them. But they are never...
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    Born again morality as opposed to the worlds morality.

    I am not sure what you mean. Different as in knowing moral right and wrong. I think fundementally all humans know the core morals whether Christian or not. But it is in how this is actually lived out. The power to actually be that moral law. To break sins hold over human nature to actually be...
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    If the brain is necessary to have a vision

    Ah the question asks whether the brain is necessary to have vision. Thats an obvious philosophical question. Or invites philosophy. How could you even investigate whether there is vision beyond brain without philosophy of science. Discussing the makeup of reality itself rather than assuming its...
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    If the brain is necessary to have a vision

    And you are making false representations of what I said. I never said that Nature is promoting mystical stuff. Thats your version. I said that mainstream journals like Nature have become open to publishing on ideas about consciousness beyond brain. There are legitimate scientific theories on...
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    If the brain is necessary to have a vision

    Lol. Are you saying you don't believe in Gomer. Whatever Gomer says is true, I tell you. I wasn't. I was making a legitmate observation. You made a truth claim about my link. I asked where was the peer reviewed support or stats that you demanded of me. I laughed because I find it amusing that I...
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    Critical Theory and the Politics of Divine Love, Part 1

    Thanks for the article. Its an interesting take on relating sin to CT. Or rather the justification for sin not being sin but a cultural Marxist struggle. Its interesting that as God has been removed from the public square this left a void. At the same time we see the 'No Gods' rise we also see...
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    If the brain is necessary to have a vision

    So your saying major journals like Nature who have featured and promoted these ideas is promoting woo. Why would a major scientific journal promote woo. If it was woo it would not get past the reviewers and yet they approved this. How do you know its woo. Have you done tests to show its woo. I...
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    If the brain is necessary to have a vision

    Because the idea of consciousness beyond the physical brain. The important words here are "beyond the physical" ontologically. The physical brain is not the cause or origin of consciousness. Its proposing consciousness is a seperate entity beyond the physical. Cannot be reduced to the physical...
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    If the brain is necessary to have a vision

    Then explain how its not a metaphysical position to take. I am disagreeing with this. Now your ganging up trying to make me agree lol. Show how belief in consciousness beyond the physical is not a metaphysical position or opens the door for such.
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    If the brain is necessary to have a vision

    But you do realise that the issue of consciousness falls into the philosophical by its very nature. Its not physical. So it has to fall into the philosophical whether you like it or want it or not. Its not up to you. Thus you cannot demand that it only be measured by material science. It would...
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    If the brain is necessary to have a vision

    Of course it is. Its consciousness beyond the physical brain. Beyond the physical full stop. It implies an independent Mind seperate from the physical. It implies or is open to all the ideas such as Panphysism and other ideas that posit an alternative mnetaphysics of fundemental Mind over...
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    If the brain is necessary to have a vision

    It makes an importance difference I think. Because if someone is not open to such possibilities then I don't see any sense in debating the issue. Because they have already decided and nothing said will make any difference. It means no matter what they will always see the evidence one way. Every...
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    If the brain is necessary to have a vision

    It seems strange that you would exclude philosophy considering it is probably the main area for which most ressearch has come as far as attempting to account for a theory of its nature. Its impossible not to include philsophy as consciousness involves subjective experiences. . So rather than...
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    If the brain is necessary to have a vision

    Then are you open to the possibility of consciousness beyond brain.
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