Tag Archives: consciousness
The Argument from Consciousness in Eight Quick Points
1) We cannot directly observe another creature’s consciousness, and we cannot measure or quantify conscious experiences. If we could describe every physical fact about a bat’s brain in every detail, we would still not have a description of what the bat experiences.
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Around the Web#4: Is Free-Will an Illusion?
What exactly is “free-will”? Richard Swinburne explains that usually our desires and beliefs determine what we will do. However, sometimes we need to choose a course of action from among conflicting desires and beliefs:
(Note that Swinburne’s view of free-will is consistent with the Christian doctrine of the Fall, which teaches that our desires and moral beliefs have fallen into disorder.)
However, Sam Harris and other materialists have argued that free will is an illusion.
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Tagged Christian Freedom, consciousness, free-will, Things Science Can't Explain
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