Mind-body dualist. Basically religious. They try to claim it's the burden of the physicalist to prove dualism is false.
-
-
-
Problem is substance dualism entails a massively complex claim that there's a whole other spectrum of undefined phenomena for which
-
"physical" isn't an appropriate descriptor. Such a spectrum of phenomena can only really be understood as supernatural or magic imo.
-
I don't even know if that's what she's getting at.
-
I'm going mostly based on her saying early on that the brain is physical and the mind is not.
-
Ah, yes!
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
I don't get it either. What is her question?
-
It seems to be 'how can we justify the claim that human brains have adapted without relying on evolution?'
-
Uhm.....We can't. We'd want evidence to justify it right? Why does she want to? What is the goal here?
-
No idea.
-
They're clearly trolling you. It isn't just the always-half-a-cog-off from engagement that indicates this, but the clipped style of response
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Someone arguing that the soul, the spirit, the mind, what makes you "you", exists independently of the physical body.
-
...in other words; spiritualist hogwash.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
The philosopher Jenann Ismael has interesting writing on the development of the mind. But her stuff wouldn't be "independent justification."
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
Results in psychology, neurology, biology are carefully reviewed and discussed both within each discipline and between them.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Not worth arguing with.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Don't bother, looks like empty word play. You see that a lot in ppl arguing against science from a pure "philosophical" POV.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
As an adherent of human exceptionalism (HE), she is unremarkable. Some people cling to the idea of a soul. Even some scientists cling to HE.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
My guess: "If mental adaptions are posited without evidence external to their mere usefulness, e.g physical evidence, they're ad-hoc."
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.