On 11/19/2010 6:47 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote:
On 18 Nov 2010, at 06:10, Rex Allen wrote:
In this case, if we had sufficient mental capacity there would no need
to think in terms of trees or forests - we could think exclusively in
terms quarks, electrons, photons, and whatnot. Thinking in term
On 19 Nov 2010, at 13:36, 1Z wrote:
We don't invoke thought and reason to explain the abilities and
behavior of chess playing computers
Sometimes we do...see Dennett;s "intentional stance"
key point, I agree. I would say we always do that. No one will explain
why a chess playing computer
On 18 Nov 2010, at 06:10, Rex Allen wrote:
On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 5:38 AM, 1Z wrote:
On Nov 16, 3:27 am, Rex Allen wrote:
If logic and reason reduce to causal laws, then ultimately causal
laws
alone explain the result.
If causal explanation and rational explanation
are categoreally d
On Nov 18, 5:10 am, Rex Allen wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 5:38 AM, 1Z wrote:
> > On Nov 16, 3:27 am, Rex Allen wrote:
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> >> If logic and reason reduce to causal laws, then ultimately causal laws
> >> alone explain the result.
>
> > If causal explanation and rational explanation
> > are
On 18 Nov 2010, at 07:31, Rex Allen wrote:
On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Bruno Marchal
wrote:
On 16 Nov 2010, at 04:51, Rex Allen wrote:
On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 6:04 PM, Bruno Marchal
wrote:
? Are you saying that it is obvious that compatibilism is false?
Compatibilism is false.
On Nov 19, 3:11 am, Rex Allen wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Jason Resch wrote:
> > Rex,
>
> > Your post reminded me of the quote (of which I cannot recall the source)
> > where someone asked "Who pushes who around inside the brain?", meaning is it
> > the matter that causes thought
On Nov 18, 6:31 am, Rex Allen wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote:
> > On 16 Nov 2010, at 04:51, Rex Allen wrote:
>
> >> On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 6:04 PM, Bruno Marchal wrote:
>
> >>> ? Are you saying that it is obvious that compatibilism is false?
>
> >> Compatibilis
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