Nagel's Batty Explanation of the Mind-Body Problem

[fromderinside]

Ah, you are trying to cleave to the language of good dr. H.

What the person is doing is using what she senses as basis for models of what's best for her. It is related to what is input only as a frame for mixing her nature with perceived recent events, moods, etc.

What becomes models are the dances with fitness, an event the user will ultimately lose but, will have usually survived long enough to give some of her genes another chance.

There is no mind intent or creation because there can't be one. Behavior is respondent. Never let cause and effect disassociate. You lose contact with what actually happens when you do so.

 

[untermensche]

This is my language and my ideas.

What an animal experiences is related to how that experience effects evolutionary success.

Experience is not the brain's attempt to perfectly recreate "reality".

Mind denial is just a modern stupidity from third rate minds.

 

[fromderinside]

Your ideas need justification. Fitness isn't it.

For instance:

What an animal experiences is related to how that experience effects evolutionary success.

You make no connection between the physical mechanics of gene selection and experience. You need to show first the physical then how the physical translates to the subjective.

We already know that genes produce receptors with color sensitive elements that activate the cell when stimulated. But you ignore that and you jump to experience creates color. Wha?

Can't do that. You don't even provide a hand wave.

First you have to explain how experience is related to sense. You don't. Then you have to show how other than by magic most every human sees grass as green. You are in a logical box with no way out except to say "It's a miracle!"

 

[untermensche]

The receptors are not color sensitive.

They are sensitive to colorless invisible waves of energy.

Energy exists external to the mind.

Color exists as an experience of the mind.

There is no way for external energy to force an evolving brain to respond to it in a specific manner. It can't force an evolving brain to create the experience of red.

If by chance red is created from it then how that creation of red helps the animal survive will determine if the creation of red remains.

 

[fromderinside]

Evidence would be nice he said again for about the n'teenth time.

R U the guy the great unwashed call when they want a miracle? Do you use fireworks like those who call for rain do in the Midwest during droughts?

Actually I'm just pointing out that your declarations are about to label you as one of them. You know who them is right?