Ralph Lewis M.D and Sean Carroll’s Arguments against an Afterlife RefutedI’ve just read this article by Ralph Lewis M.D. that attacks any possibility of an afterlife. I have a few comments. He says:Oct 8, 2023Oct 8, 2023
//In 2009, Markram said optimistically, “It is not impossible to build a human brain and we can do…We should bear in mind that this would only be possible should the brain create the mind. Imagine someone in the mid 19th Century reverse…Aug 3, 2023Aug 3, 2023
The notion that memories are stored in the hippocampus is question-begging.Also, everything we ever perceive is not just due to what is out there, it is moulded and shaped and even conjured out of our implicit…Apr 5, 2023Apr 5, 2023
Max Planck and Scientific TruthsA new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents…Aug 18, 2022Aug 18, 2022
A very brief introduction to ImmaterialismWe very strongly feel the world exists out there independently of us. We feel it is solid, has colours, that sounds are out there and so…Aug 18, 2022Aug 18, 2022
The Mind-Brain CorrelationsI agree that the mind being adversely affected by an impaired brain is indeed consistent with a “physical basis for consciousness”. The…Aug 17, 20221Aug 17, 20221
Neither we nor the Earth are special?Annaka Harris, the wife of Sam Harris, says in an articleJul 17, 2022Jul 17, 2022
Damaged brains can result in damaged minds, does this mean there is no soul?All aspects of consciousness — whether pains, perceptual experiences, thoughts and so on — can be changed, attenuated, modulated, even…May 31, 2022May 31, 2022
No, I've never had an NDE.I've vaguely heard of Charles-Bonnet Syndrome. But these people suffering from Charles-Bonnet Syndrome don't think their visions are real…May 6, 20221May 6, 20221
