psyreporter wrote: ↑April 25th, 2022, 9:07 amSteveKlinko wrote: ↑April 25th, 2022, 7:57 amTo summarize, you seem to argue the following:SteveKlinko wrote: ↑April 18th, 2022, 8:25 am"Today it is clear that there is a causality trajectory from the Physical World to the Conscious World and not the other way around."
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The reality of the situation is that the Neural Activity in the Brain causes or produces in some way the Redness Experience.psyreporter wrote: ↑April 25th, 2022, 7:21 amYou seem to answer the following two questions with Yes and Yes as well. If so, why wouldn't TP's assertion "I'm a realist and a physicalist (aka "materialist")." naturally follow for you as well?I say that the Neural Activity can be the cause but it is not the source of Conscious Experience. I say that Consciousness is Connected to the Physical Brain, but Consciousness is not the Brain. I say the Brain has no Consciousness or Conscious Experience. I try the promote the Connectist Point of View. See https://theintermind.com/#ConnectionPerspective for a more complete explanation of the Connection Perspective of Connectism.
Terrapin Station wrote: ↑March 5th, 2020, 4:30 pmSo I'm a physicalist. I'm convinced that the mind is simply brain processes.
I don't at all buy determinism.
Yes and yes. I'm a realist and a physicalist (aka "materialist").
1) Conscious World exists independent from Physical World and is non-physical?
Yes.
psyreporter wrote: ↑April 25th, 2022, 9:07 am 2) A brain in Physical World - out of itself, by neuron activity - connects to Conscious World to causally create subjective conscious experience?
The Neural Activity happens in the Brain whether there is a Consciousness Connected or not. The Brain is an Electro Chemical Machine. But when Consciousness does Connect to a Brain through an Inter Mind, there can be Conscious Experiences. The Inter Mind monitors the Unconscious Neural Activity and produces the Conscious Experience for the Conscious Mind.
psyreporter wrote: ↑April 25th, 2022, 9:07 am Why would a physical brain know about the existence of (independently existing and non-physical) Conscious World? Why would a physical brain become motivated out of itself to 'connect' to something that is non-physical? It seems to imply a moment of absolute darkness (deprivation of conscious experience) before the connection was made. If that were to be the case, a causal trajectory from the brain to Conscious World seems implausible.The Physical Brain knows nothing about a Conscious World. The Link explains how a Physical Mind and a Conscious Mind are built up Neuron by Neuron until the Inter Mind is Connected with all Cortical Neurons. The Inter Mind learns how to use each Neuron during the development process in the womb. I would say that the Conscious Mind must know something about Neurons to be able to Connect properly, but the Neurons themselves are absolutely Not Conscious of anything. Consciousness is in Conscious Space not in Physical Space.