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We answer one of the more common challenges issued to panpsychists: some variation of “Show me the evidence.” We discuss whether panpsychism can be tested, our psychological theory of mind, emergence, Descartes conception of matter, Occam’s Razor, and the fact that consciousness is always inferred, never observed.
“We can but infer sentience rather than verify it, and people will differ in their guessed inferences: some might stop sentience at the lobster limit, others might stop at the beetle border – but why stop at all? If one demands a stop, the determining criterion must be established.”
- Peter Sjöstedt-H
“How do the combined material objects that make up a human body change from a state of being non-conscious to a state of being conscious? There are three possible answers: i) They don’t. Human beings are not conscious. ii) A miracle happens. A conscious state ‘emerges’ from non-conscious matter. iii) They don’t. Consciousness already exists within the matter our brains are made from.”
- Tim Bollands
Philip Goff - Can panpsychism be tested and does it matter? conscienceandconsciousness.com/2019/07/26/can-panpsychism-be-tested-and-does-it-matter
Emerson Green and Aaron Rabinowitz debate panpsychism on The Right to Reason podcast: https://player.fm/series/the-right-to-reason-2362355/panpsychism-debate
Original podcast episode here: audioboom.com/posts/7510436-19-panpsychism-show-me-the-evidence
Music from ichika Nito, used with permission: nitomusic.bigcartel.com/product/ichika-guitar-loop-pack-1
Transcripts available at emersongreenblog.wordpress.com
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We answer one of the more common challenges issued to panpsychists: some variation of “Show me the evidence.” We discuss whether panpsychism can be tested, our psychological theory of mind, emergence, Descartes conception of matter, Occam’s Razor, and the fact that consciousness is always inferred, never observed.
“We can but infer sentience rather than verify it, and people will differ in their guessed inferences: some might stop sentience at the lobster limit, others might stop at the beetle border – but why stop at all? If one demands a stop, the determining criterion must be established.”
- Peter Sjöstedt-H
“How do the combined material objects that make up a human body change from a state of being non-conscious to a state of being conscious? There are three possible answers: i) They don’t. Human beings are not conscious. ii) A miracle happens. A conscious state ‘emerges’ from non-conscious matter. iii) They don’t. Consciousness already exists within the matter our brains are made from.”
- Tim Bollands
Philip Goff - Can panpsychism be tested and does it matter? conscienceandconsciousness.com/2019/07/26/can-panpsychism-be-tested-and-does-it-matter
Emerson Green and Aaron Rabinowitz debate panpsychism on The Right to Reason podcast: https://player.fm/series/the-right-to-reason-2362355/panpsychism-debate
Original podcast episode here: audioboom.com/posts/7510436-19-panpsychism-show-me-the-evidence
Music from ichika Nito, used with permission: nitomusic.bigcartel.com/product/ichika-guitar-loop-pack-1
Transcripts available at emersongreenblog.wordpress.com
Listen to and review Counter Apologetics: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/counter-apologetics/id1273573417
Listen to Walden Pod: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/walden-pod/id1474408172
Follow me on Facebook: facebook.com/counterapologeticspodcast
Follow me on Twitter @waldenpod
Support the podcast at Patreon.com/waldenpod
or give a one-time donation through Venmo (@emersongreenpodcast)
