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hi all new here.i have a question i have a theory "process x" once happened. "process x" has never been seen/observed (no eye witness testimony, therefore no men or anyone with instruments to document/record it) and this "x" is alleged to have both started and stopped ...

socratus wrote:Does evolution begin on big bang level? Does evolution begin on the quarks level? In our earthly world there is only one fundamental particle - electron

But the madness continues: Electrons can be split into spinons and orbitons, known for some time but only recently detected.

We would not experience anything if experience were not present in the universe. To take a look at Leibniz's early form of panpsychism... He seemed to hold that any entity, as it existed independent of outer relations or representation in something else, required its own qualitative occurrences jus...

I beg to differ [that intellect is more important?] [...] I see this as EQ gets you through life vs IQ gets you through school. :| How, in your view, would emotional intelligence thus be championing or supporting experience, or giving it a boost towards winning the contest? Are you contending that ...

...I have written a summary of some of the arguments in favor, too long to post on this forum, here: http://www.bmeacham.com/blog/?p=568 . I invite your reasoned discussion. [ Inserting an extraction from it, here: ] "As Strawson points out, seeming itself is a type of experience, so the argum...

The best philosophy of life comes from experience? What if a person has extensive experience and learns nothing from it. Does that mean the intellect is more important because it allows a person the ability to analyze and learn from an experience. If a person reads extensively, does that make a per...

Bill Wiltrack wrote:Aren't we dead?

Lengthy death row, anyway. Or a long wait if you're fortunate.

There seems to be a bit of a resurgence of interest recently in Panpsychism, the idea that everything has an aspect of psyche or mind to it. I've been reading Galen Strawson and others on the subject and would like to discuss the topic here. I have written a summary of some of the arguments in favo...