it dosnt just give it a label
dualism is not just a label for not understanding materialism its a belief that the mind is a separate entity to the body, and my point is that its a belief that doesn’t solve any of the problems of materialism. take the example of the neurologist who has never seen red. even though she has a complete understanding of the neurology of seeing red, when she actually sees red for the first time she will (well it seems intuitive that she will any way) be experiencing something new. there’s a gap between the workings of our neuron’s and our experience of life. but how does dualism solve this problem. it simply states that the workings of our minds are outside the realm of materialism so that we will never be in a position that the neurologist is in because we will not be able to study the non physical world. but this doesn’t solve the problem of how our experiences arise
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But does the fact that it does not yet explain anything make it invalid?
Why is it unacceptable to say that we just do not yet understand much.
I like not understanding, it leaves me scope to discover.
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your not understanding what im saying
its not invalid because it cant be proved, its invalid because it doesn’t solve any of the problems of a much simpler explanation materialism. why hypothesize a non physical realm if it doesn’t get u any where in explaining the origin of phenomenal experiences. its a bit like saying that because we dont know how a bumble bee flies it must be because it has tiny jet packs on its arse.
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I have never seen such wise words from someone so illiterate.
Now THAT'S dualism.
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I think that maybe I am not understanding what you are saying.
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