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High profile atheist philosopher Daniel C Dennett goes head to head with Christian theologian Keith Ward in this extract from their debate on mind, consciousness and freewill.
In this excerpt Dennett and Ward debate whether the brain is like a complex computer.
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Everytime I hear that something's 'too complicated' all I can think is their too invested in their paradigm to admit they have no idea how to explain it under said paradigm.
I don't buy that consciousness is necessary to deal with the world. The thing is that consciousness is appears to be on another dimension of reality (not shure of that ofc) , nobody knows anything about the subject. Yes, you can explain all the thoughts in a person's brain as a product of the brain but the "experience" in itself its what nobody cant even have a grasp on it.
I don't know what to make of it, we have the subjective illusion of choice and free will but we know that this is far from true. Then why it is necessary and how you explain it when you cant know if anything except you have this subjective experience as you. I cant see any convincing arguments for concienciousness to exist as a evolutionary feature.
Wait, the brain's workings is too complicated for a brain?? Well what's doing the workings then? Does a computer need a desktop interface with little folders in order to perform it's tasks? If anything the UI is added baggage. Does a calculator need a screen to calculate? Does a computer need a little Folder Icon to sort files? Sounds quite circular to me, because without consciousness we wouldn't even experience complexity in the first place!
True ??
"Eliminative materialism = The claim that: 1. That which is experienced (qualia), and that which is experiencing (Consciousness) is not real. 2. That which is not experienced (matter) is the only thing that is real."
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