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  Calling Cofty and others regarding evolution

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  1. jw
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  so i have started down the path of trying to understand evolution, and to get the linear lies that the jws planted in my head out of it.

  i bought an audiobook called "evolution: what the fossils say and why it matters" by donald prothero.

  i heard it recommended on an atheist podcast that i listened to.

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  cofty

  “Rocks will be conscious, spoons will be conscious, the Earth will be conscious. Any kind of aggregation gives you consciousness.” - David Chalmers, a philosophy of mind professor at New York University
  
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  Calling Cofty and others regarding evolution

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i have started down the path of trying to understand evolution, and to get the linear lies that the jws planted in my head out of it.

  i bought an audiobook called "evolution: what the fossils say and why it matters" by donald prothero.

  i heard it recommended on an atheist podcast that i listened to.

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  cofty

  “Rocks will be conscious, spoons will be conscious, the Earth will be conscious. Any kind of aggregation gives you consciousness.” - David Chalmers, a philosophy of mind professor at New York University
  
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  Calling Cofty and others regarding evolution

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i have started down the path of trying to understand evolution, and to get the linear lies that the jws planted in my head out of it.

  i bought an audiobook called "evolution: what the fossils say and why it matters" by donald prothero.

  i heard it recommended on an atheist podcast that i listened to.

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  cofty

  Your right Tononi suggests that IIT lends credence to panpsychism but the quote you just posted says the exact opposite of the conclusion you came to that 'rocks and humans are fundamentally different in terms of consciousness'.

  I'm bored with this. It is a non-scientific fantasy. If anybody ever comes up with a shred of evidence let me know.
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  Calling Cofty and others regarding evolution

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i have started down the path of trying to understand evolution, and to get the linear lies that the jws planted in my head out of it.

  i bought an audiobook called "evolution: what the fossils say and why it matters" by donald prothero.

  i heard it recommended on an atheist podcast that i listened to.

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  cofty

  Actually panpsychism posits that any aggregate - humans or chairs - is conscious in exactly the same way. The only difference is in degree of awareness.

  It contributes nothing. It is nothing but desperation on the part of a few philosophers who are afraid that neuroscientists will eventually claim the prize.

  It is unscientific woo-woo
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  Calling Cofty and others regarding evolution

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i have started down the path of trying to understand evolution, and to get the linear lies that the jws planted in my head out of it.

  i bought an audiobook called "evolution: what the fossils say and why it matters" by donald prothero.

  i heard it recommended on an atheist podcast that i listened to.

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  cofty

  What is the connection between that and 'integrated information theory'? Do you have the slightest idea or are you just posting links you haven't read? - Cofty

  if you had read the article you would know it so why don't you start there? - Hot

  I have read the article and there is no connection. Stop bullshitting.
  
  
  
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  Calling Cofty and others regarding evolution

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i have started down the path of trying to understand evolution, and to get the linear lies that the jws planted in my head out of it.

  i bought an audiobook called "evolution: what the fossils say and why it matters" by donald prothero.

  i heard it recommended on an atheist podcast that i listened to.

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  cofty

  Where can I read about your view of consciousness which is far superior than panpsychism?

  I have never written about consciousness but absolutely anything anybody has ever written on the topic makes more sense than panpsychism. It is unfalsifiable and therefore it isn't science.

  Rocks are not conscious. If you think otherwise go ahead and present your evidence.

  The only book I have read on the topic is 'Consciousness Explained' by Dan Dennett. Brilliant book but I remain unconvinced that he has solved it. The book is on my bookshelf behind me right now. I should reread it sometime but I have a lot of other stuff lined up at the moment.
  
  
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  Calling Cofty and others regarding evolution

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i have started down the path of trying to understand evolution, and to get the linear lies that the jws planted in my head out of it.

  i bought an audiobook called "evolution: what the fossils say and why it matters" by donald prothero.

  i heard it recommended on an atheist podcast that i listened to.

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  cofty

  I thought we were talking about panpsychism. What is the connection between that and 'integrated information theory'? Do you have the slightest idea or are you just posting links you haven't read?

  I have actually presented information in the form of two links..

  Posting links has no connection to presenting information. Anybody can post a hundred links a minute without understanding any of them

  you are the person who don't present information asides your own opinion and straw men.

  I have dozens and dozens of threads of detailed information presented entirely in my own words. I never post about stuff I don't understand.
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  Calling Cofty and others regarding evolution

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i have started down the path of trying to understand evolution, and to get the linear lies that the jws planted in my head out of it.

  i bought an audiobook called "evolution: what the fossils say and why it matters" by donald prothero.

  i heard it recommended on an atheist podcast that i listened to.

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  cofty

  I am under no obligation to carry out any silly task you decide to task me with and which would require considerable investment on my part.

  Presenting information that you find interesting and important is not silly. It's something I do frequently. If you don't present it succinctly in your own words then nobody will pay any attention to it. Why should they?

  If you understand the subject you are arguing for it will take very little effort to write up your thoughts. Of course you are under no obligation and I didn't 'task' you with anything. I said that if you really want to discuss it then that is how to go about it. Your choice. I have already read articles about panpsychism and found nothing at all to attract my further attention. It answers nothing, it raises more questions than it pretends to solve and it is unfalsifiable which shows it is not science.
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  Calling Cofty and others regarding evolution

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i have started down the path of trying to understand evolution, and to get the linear lies that the jws planted in my head out of it.

  i bought an audiobook called "evolution: what the fossils say and why it matters" by donald prothero.

  i heard it recommended on an atheist podcast that i listened to.

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  cofty

  if you are willing to discuss the science

  There is no science involved in the woo-woo of panpsychism. There is nothing to discuss. If you disagree go start a thread and tell us specifically what it is all about, what the evidence is and why it matters. No videos and no copy-paste. Do that and I will treat it with respect.
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  Calling Cofty and others regarding evolution

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i have started down the path of trying to understand evolution, and to get the linear lies that the jws planted in my head out of it.

  i bought an audiobook called "evolution: what the fossils say and why it matters" by donald prothero.

  i heard it recommended on an atheist podcast that i listened to.

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  cofty

  u can't prove how evolution created consciousness... but I don't dismiss any ideas as stupid bc I have an open mind!

  Rocks don't have personalities. Having an open mind is good but be careful your brain doesn't fall out.

  you still haven't explained why panpsychism is obviously wrong by the way.

  I said it is incapable of ever being proven right or wrong. Therefore it is 'not even wrong'.

  I said that twice - three times now.

  you just flail your arms and call it stupid

  I never called it stupid.

  lol.

  Unless you are 14 years old stop say 'lol'.