Re: Dartmouth neuroscientist finds free will has neural basis

2013-03-04 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote: I don't know what you mean by any of this. The question is whether my actions are entirely determined by antecedents, or not. I see the question as being how there could be a such thing as actions which are 'yours'

Re: Dartmouth neuroscientist finds free will has neural basis

2013-03-04 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 03 Mar 2013, at 20:35, meekerdb wrote: On 3/2/2013 11:56 PM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote: So you admit that what you say contradicts the fact that you are intentionally saying it? Intentional, as far as I can understand its use in philosophy, is more or less equivalent to mental or

Re: The roles of efficient causation and final causation in the double aspect...

2013-03-04 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 04 Mar 2013, at 02:09, Richard Ruquist wrote: On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 4:00 PM, spudboy...@aol.com wrote: Richard, a very good paper you have there. The Mindspace recording mechanism you invoked sounds exactly like the Hindu akashic records feature to their religion. For people like

Re: measure problem

2013-03-04 Thread Bruno Marchal
On 04 Mar 2013, at 03:19, Stephen P. King wrote: On 3/3/2013 8:17 PM, Richard Ruquist wrote: Well if what emerges from comp is not physics, then physics refutes comp. So that means that you can use physics to say what comp must emerge. what is proposed is that both comp and physics are

Question about chaotic systems

2013-03-04 Thread Stephen P. King
Is a red shift a possible effect of Lag Synch in the limit of many pair-wise coupled chaotic systems?? http://144.206.159.178/ft/847/47281/13813187.pdf -- Onward! Stephen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Everything List group. To unsubscribe from

Re: Comp: Geometry Is A Zombie

2013-03-04 Thread John Clark
On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote: As I've said before it's important not to confuse levels, a simulated flame won't burn your computer but it will burn a simulated object. No, that argument is bogus. There is only one physical level. HOW THE HELL DO YOU

Re: Comp: Geometry Is A Zombie

2013-03-04 Thread John Clark
In physics we sometimes get big numbers, like 10^88 or 10^120, but we never need 10^120 + 1. When we use the known laws of Quantum Mechanics to calculate the strength of Dark Energy it gives us a value that is ABOUT 10^120 times larger than the value we actually observe. So a successful Theory

Here is a fairly brief clear account of Leibniz's phil of mind written by himself.

2013-03-04 Thread Roger Clough
Hi Here is a fairly brief, clear, account of Leibniz's phil of mind written by himself. Probably best to print it, but Adobe won't read it, so you\ can use the print icron to the upper right hand corner of the page. Landscape orientation works best.

Re: Comp: Geometry Is A Zombie

2013-03-04 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Monday, March 4, 2013 11:06:46 AM UTC-5, John Clark wrote: On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.com javascript:wrote: As I've said before it's important not to confuse levels, a simulated flame won't burn your computer but it will burn a simulated object. No, that

Re: Dartmouth neuroscientist finds free will has neural basis

2013-03-04 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Monday, March 4, 2013 7:17:58 AM UTC-5, stathisp wrote: On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: I don't know what you mean by any of this. The question is whether my actions are entirely determined by antecedents, or not. I see

Re: Dartmouth neuroscientist finds free will has neural basis

2013-03-04 Thread meekerdb
On 3/4/2013 4:23 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: On 03 Mar 2013, at 20:35, meekerdb wrote: On 3/2/2013 11:56 PM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote: So you admit that what you say contradicts the fact that you are intentionally saying it? Intentional, as far as I can understand its use in philosophy, is

Re: Dartmouth neuroscientist finds free will has neural basis

2013-03-04 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 6:02 AM, Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote: I am responsible for my actions because I know what I am doing and I choose to do it. If I break the law I will be punished because the fear of punishment will deter me and others who are thinking of doing the same

Re: Dartmouth neuroscientist finds free will has neural basis

2013-03-04 Thread Craig Weinberg
On Monday, March 4, 2013 8:11:12 PM UTC-5, stathisp wrote: On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 6:02 AM, Craig Weinberg whats...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: I am responsible for my actions because I know what I am doing and I choose to do it. If I break the law I will be punished because the

Ectopic Eyes Experient: Supports my view of sense, Invalidates mechanistic assumptions about eyes.

2013-03-04 Thread Pierz
Really Craig? It invalidates mechanistic assumptions about eyes? I'm sure the researchers would be astonished at such a wild conclusion. All the research shows is brain plasticity in interpreting signals from unusual neural pathways. How does that invalidate mechanism? -- You received this

Re: Ectopic Eyes Experient: Supports my view of sense, Invalidates mechanistic assumptions about eyes.

2013-03-04 Thread meekerdb
On 3/4/2013 8:27 PM, Pierz wrote: Really Craig? It invalidates mechanistic assumptions about eyes? I'm sure the researchers would be astonished at such a wild conclusion. All the research shows is brain plasticity in interpreting signals from unusual neural pathways. How does that invalidate

RE: Messages Aren't Made of Information

2013-03-04 Thread William R. Buckley
There is information (I take information to be a manifestation of entropy) and it is always represented in the form of a pattern (a distribution) of the units of mass/energy of which the Universe is composed. I think that semiotic signs are simply specific bits of information; I will use the

Re: Ectopic Eyes Experient: Supports my view of sense, Invalidates mechanistic assumptions about eyes.

2013-03-04 Thread Jesse Mazer
On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 11:27 PM, Pierz pier...@gmail.com wrote: Really Craig? It invalidates mechanistic assumptions about eyes? I'm sure the researchers would be astonished at such a wild conclusion. All the research shows is brain plasticity in interpreting signals from unusual neural