Most people assume an explanation of consciousness will be in the language of neuroscience and dazzle us with details about how the brain works. But this is a symptom of a widespread metaphysical confusion. The challenge of the hard problem of consciousness cuts much deeper. It asks whether neuroscience is even the right explanatory domain.…… Continue reading The Hard Problem isn’t a Neuroscience Problem
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Is Consciousness Natural?
And why you should care about the answer. … One of my readers responded to my article Why Consciousness is Such a Big Deal. They were surprised I would argue consciousness is fatal to the philosophy of naturalism and therefore it must be supernatural. The first thing to note is, I didn’t use the word…… Continue reading Is Consciousness Natural?
Does it Matter if God exists?
Naturalism’s magic bubble. One of my readers on Medium recently posted an article asking two questions: Does it matter if any God or gods exist? And more importantly, does it matter to them that “we” exist? In all these discussions about God, we assume we’re using the word God to mean the same thing, but…… Continue reading Does it Matter if God exists?
Naturalism’s Dilemma: False or Meaningless? Pick one.
The popularity of modern naturalism relies on conflating a method with a metaphysics. The dazzling success of science is used to blind us to the naturalists hidden philosophical assumptions. Once those assumptions are exposed, metaphysical naturalism is revealed not as the most rational world view, but the dogmatic prejudice of the modern world. What is…… Continue reading Naturalism’s Dilemma: False or Meaningless? Pick one.
Why I’m not a Naturalist
Naturalism is the cultural dogma of the modern world. It’s a story that’s repeated so often, people accept it without questioning its truth. The naturalist story says that as scientific knowledge advances, it’s proving beyond reasonable doubt there is no God, no eternal soul, no afterlife, and we live in an insentient and purposeless universe.…… Continue reading Why I’m not a Naturalist
Unity in Difference 