Comments on: Consciousness http://blog.milkboys.org/article/consciousness/ The Boys Blog Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:46:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: skinnyj http://blog.milkboys.org/article/consciousness/comment-page-1/#comment-33108 skinnyj Sat, 02 May 2009 04:33:53 +0000 http://blog.milkboys.org/article/consciousness/#comment-33108 Wow, did not mean to cause such a stir! I apologize for my terminal sarcasm. He is contradicting himself and I take that to mean that he does not fully understand the subject matter. I do not deny that he couldn't have come up with these ideas on his own, but he cites specifically some examples which can be found in any textbook, or in their original source material, which are both available to the public and not just to students. I like that Josh has tagged this vid under 'controversy.' The duality of mind and body is, indeed, a very controversial subject. Our sexy friend here seems to think that consciousness is purely biological. If that is the case, then he is mistaken, and our thoughts and emotions are very much a part of 'objective reality.' Our neural chemistry is a product of our unique biology and, therefore, does not change unless the neurological pathways in our brain change as well. We can see this by observing how the electrochemical state of the brain is altered by stimuli. So, either your thoughts exist independently of your brain chemistry, or they are a product of it; you can't have it both ways, as this stud is suggesting. So what do YOU think? Is our consciousness nothing more than an electrochemical reaction, or, is there something more to it? Wow, did not mean to cause such a stir! I apologize for my terminal sarcasm. He is contradicting himself and I take that to mean that he does not fully understand the subject matter. I do not deny that he couldn’t have come up with these ideas on his own, but he cites specifically some examples which can be found in any textbook, or in their original source material, which are both available to the public and not just to students.

I like that Josh has tagged this vid under ‘controversy.’ The duality of mind and body is, indeed, a very controversial subject. Our sexy friend here seems to think that consciousness is purely biological. If that is the case, then he is mistaken, and our thoughts and emotions are very much a part of ‘objective reality.’ Our neural chemistry is a product of our unique biology and, therefore, does not change unless the neurological pathways in our brain change as well. We can see this by observing how the electrochemical state of the brain is altered by stimuli. So, either your thoughts exist independently of your brain chemistry, or they are a product of it; you can’t have it both ways, as this stud is suggesting.

So what do YOU think? Is our consciousness nothing more than an electrochemical reaction, or, is there something more to it?

]]> By: imagi http://blog.milkboys.org/article/consciousness/comment-page-1/#comment-33095 imagi Fri, 01 May 2009 20:23:09 +0000 http://blog.milkboys.org/article/consciousness/#comment-33095 omg, their OWN ideas!? what a crazy idea! :-D omg, their OWN ideas!? what a crazy idea! :-D

]]> By: Josh~ http://blog.milkboys.org/article/consciousness/comment-page-1/#comment-33092 Josh~ Fri, 01 May 2009 16:42:29 +0000 http://blog.milkboys.org/article/consciousness/#comment-33092 @stormy <img src="http://files.milkboys.org/media/heart.gif"> @all He dropped out of High School, so I doubt that he had any philosophy classes lately -_- @stormy

@all
He dropped out of High School, so I doubt that he had any philosophy classes lately -_-

]]> By: Stormofthefirefly http://blog.milkboys.org/article/consciousness/comment-page-1/#comment-33091 Stormofthefirefly Fri, 01 May 2009 16:40:26 +0000 http://blog.milkboys.org/article/consciousness/#comment-33091 rofl I love how all the people who dabbed in philosophy and heard some professor droll on about something they did not in the least bit understand assume that if anyone else ever discusses these same ideas they must have gone to a similar class. here's a crazy idea... some people are actually smart and come up with ideas on their own. rofl I love how all the people who dabbed in philosophy and heard some professor droll on about something they did not in the least bit understand assume that if anyone else ever discusses these same ideas they must have gone to a similar class.

here’s a crazy idea… some people are actually smart and come up with ideas on their own.

]]> By: Stanislaus http://blog.milkboys.org/article/consciousness/comment-page-1/#comment-33062 Stanislaus Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:07:42 +0000 http://blog.milkboys.org/article/consciousness/#comment-33062 I have to agree with skinnyj... however, obviously they discussed some solipsism last week, not Nietzsche... I have to agree with skinnyj… however, obviously they discussed some solipsism last week, not Nietzsche…

]]> By: Vlad http://blog.milkboys.org/article/consciousness/comment-page-1/#comment-33059 Vlad Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:45:10 +0000 http://blog.milkboys.org/article/consciousness/#comment-33059 Yep i remember that class, perception is reality. Yep i remember that class, perception is reality.

]]> By: skinnyj http://blog.milkboys.org/article/consciousness/comment-page-1/#comment-33058 skinnyj Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:54:58 +0000 http://blog.milkboys.org/article/consciousness/#comment-33058 Ahh, Nietzsche 101, someone has enrolled in a philosophy class! The contradictory nature of a Norwegian with dreads is oddly sexy...has he the brains to match his looks, or is he simply regurgitating chapter 3 of his philosophy 101 textbook? I suspect the latter.... Ahh, Nietzsche 101, someone has enrolled in a philosophy class! The contradictory nature of a Norwegian with dreads is oddly sexy…has he the brains to match his looks, or is he simply regurgitating chapter 3 of his philosophy 101 textbook? I suspect the latter….

]]> By: eric http://blog.milkboys.org/article/consciousness/comment-page-1/#comment-33057 eric Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:39:02 +0000 http://blog.milkboys.org/article/consciousness/#comment-33057 this guy always trips me out this guy always trips me out

]]> By: Circuitcorp http://blog.milkboys.org/article/consciousness/comment-page-1/#comment-33044 Circuitcorp Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:26:35 +0000 http://blog.milkboys.org/article/consciousness/#comment-33044 @tim232 I think a more appropriate analogy woud be for mum to sneak some NatGeo into your porn stash. Good times... @tim232
I think a more appropriate analogy woud be for mum to sneak some NatGeo into your porn stash.

Good times…

]]> By: oaksong http://blog.milkboys.org/article/consciousness/comment-page-1/#comment-33042 oaksong Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:49:45 +0000 http://blog.milkboys.org/article/consciousness/#comment-33042 There's another school of thought. This school is usually referred to as the badgers. If I prick his finger not only will he bleed, but he'll have the mending to remind of the occurrence, so it's still with him. There’s another school of thought. This school is usually referred to as the badgers.
If I prick his finger not only will he bleed, but he’ll have the mending to remind of the occurrence, so it’s still with him.

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