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Originally Posted by Russ
So what's the "magic" you're talking about?
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well, you're not willing to accept the facts that our proven knowledge to this point tells us about the consciousness, the mind and the brain and its workings. you have repeatedly said pointed out that these known facts are indeed not facts at all and just my belief, even though they are repeatable and observable in many, many studies (by qualified scientists) and situations and have been documented.
when questioned on what you believe to be the facts, you avoided the question by saying you're not a scientist. Well no you may not be, but that doesn't mean you cannot read and understand what the scientists have found through testing. anywho, you're not willing to accept the facts as the truth and imply that these facts are just beliefs. yet you stated yourself that you are not a scientist, so how are you qualified to dismiss the evidential findings of the actual scientists who have concluded to said facts?
which leads me to think that if you do not accept the facts as the truth, and you have no explanation for the observable functionality of the brain and it's death, it leaves me 3 presumptions about your stance;
1)
you are trolling - but as an admin, I would expect better of you than that, so I think this can be discounted.
2)
you are just ignorant and don't want to be taught new things - but again, I don't wish to think this is who you are. I believe (rightly or wrongly), that you are an intelligent and progressively thinking person. I don't think you are the type of person to say "I don't know how that works and although there is repeatably proven evidences available to me that will tell me, I'm going to stick my fingers in my ears and ignore it." but instead would seek to find the knowledge.
3)
you dismiss the reality of the facts (which you have already stated is the case in this thread) and thus replace it with the premise that because you don't understand it, the brain works using some kind of witchcraft. - unfortunately, this seems the only viable option here, again, rightly or wrongly. but I cannot think of another option at this point which would explain your comments without making you out to be someone one is actively trying to be difficult or a jerk.
My conclusion MUST be wrong. At least, I hope it is. I don't want you to be one of those difficult-for-the-sake-of-it types, or a jerk. You cannot possibly think the brain, the mind and consciousness works by magic. So please explain ;
a) why you think the evidence from science is wrong (not all facts are proven wrong according to the theory of 'the half-life of facts' - some things are simply facts and that's it. the letter 'A' is indeed a letter 'A' and will not be found to be a 'Z')
b) what you believe the mind, consciousness and persona actually are - I don't for one second believe you have no opinion on it.
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EDIT - 21:32
I have thought of a 4th option;
4)
You are suffering from cognitive dissonance - a currently held and valued belief system you have will be challenged by the facts, so you dismiss them and make excuses not to find them to be valid.