On Wednesday, February 4, 2015, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2/3/2015 9:22 PM, Jason Resch wrote: > > If epiphenominalism is possible, then that it implies zombies are possible. All they would require is cutting the causal link from the physical world to the mental world. > > But the definition of epiphenominalism includes that it necessarily accompanies the phenomenon. So zombies are impossible. >
By the definition of epiphenominalism, it's also an unfalsifiable proposition (that consciousness follows from any particular physical configuration). Which ones does it necessarily follow from and which ones does it not? According to epiphenominalism it's not possible to know. Perhaps if one atom is in the wrong place consciousness does not result and you end up with a zombie. Jason > Brent > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
