Science largely ignores the mind. Our minds are reduced to an epiphenomenon at the interface between biology, tools, society, and therapy.
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Replying to @Plinz
@Plinz@flowchainsensei What else can it do? As yet no experiment has been devised that can detect this thing called "mind".1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @timfox
@timfox If it cannot be detected, then it makes no sense to use it as a concept IMHO. We can detect minds by interaction@flowchainsensei1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Plinz
@Plinz@flowchainsensei You can detect brains and electrical impulses for sure, but minds? Publish the experiment and you win Nobel prize :)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@timfox@flowchainsensei If you are talking about something that is undetectable, how are you sure you are not making a category mistake?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Plinz
@Plinz@flowchainsensei ... and not just an artifact of our language? E.g. see http://marklindner.info/writings/RyleEssay.htm … I don't have a strong opinion on it1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Plinz@flowchainsensei So far "mind" has eluded all scientific attempts to locate it, so perhaps just linguistic phlogistan1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Plinz@flowchainsensei Wld be interesting to create language with no words for mind/consciousness and see of speakers feel something amiss.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@timfox @flowchainsensei Minds are not "stuff", but functional categories. To be a mind means to process information in a particular way.
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