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Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 05:51 AM
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Posted By MaartenVergu
So, Mojo, you just said that you agreed with me....

So, Mojo, you just said that you agreed with me. Thank you. QED.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 05:48 AM
Replies: 105
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Posted By MaartenVergu
Ok, I don't understand QM. Maybe scientists do...

Ok, I don't understand QM. Maybe scientists do understand it, but I doubt it that they understand it fundamentally.

F.e. Scientists talk about a singularity. But do they really grasp it? It's...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 05:31 AM
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Views: 7,694
Posted By MaartenVergu
That's something not so difficult to understand:...

That's something not so difficult to understand: nobody understands quantum physics, says a physicist!
An the whole universe is made of QM;
Ergo; no one understands the universe
QED
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 05:28 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
the word 'dimension' is maybe not a good word...

the word 'dimension' is maybe not a good word indeed.
a space f.e.

I don't know of a better word.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 05:02 AM
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Posted By MaartenVergu
Mojo, you are not answering my questions. ...

Mojo, you are not answering my questions.

How do you 'know' for sure that you had a dream?
Do you know that because you did a test?
Do you know this for sure because scientific evidence...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 04:59 AM
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Posted By MaartenVergu
Indeed, and that's enough evidence.

Indeed, and that's enough evidence.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 04:51 AM
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Posted By MaartenVergu
Captain Swoop, Do you think that 'a a...

Captain Swoop,


Do you think that 'a a dream' takes place at night when you sleep? How do you know for sure? Are you convinced that you dreamed last night because of 'scientific evidence' or 'a...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 04:50 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
Darat, Do you think that 'a a dream'...

Darat,


Do you think that 'a a dream' takes place at night when you sleep? How do you know for sure? Are you convinced that you dreamed last night because of 'scientific evidence' or 'a test' or...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 04:48 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
MOJO, Do you think that 'a a dream' takes...

MOJO,

Do you think that 'a a dream' takes place at night when you sleep? How do you know for sure? Are you convinced that you dreamed last night because of 'scientific evidence' or 'a test' or...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 04:47 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
Close your eyes and observe, here is your test....

Close your eyes and observe, here is your test. Listen to your inner voice. I already told you. That's your test.
But do you accept this test?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 04:45 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 7,694
Posted By MaartenVergu
“I think I can safely say that nobody understands...

“I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.” It is one of the most repeated quotes of Richard Feynman (11 May 1918 – 15 February 1988).

That summarises it all.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 04:37 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
I have no scientific evidence. I already wrote...

I have no scientific evidence. I already wrote this earlier.
But science is insufficient to discover this part of reality.
Which instrument can find a dream in a brain? Does it mean that dreams...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 04:33 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 7,694
Posted By MaartenVergu
It's easy to write it on paper in a book you call...

It's easy to write it on paper in a book you call 'mathematics'.
It's more difficult to really grasp the weight of these concepts.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 04:32 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
how do you know you are not a zombie? How do you...

how do you know you are not a zombie? How do you 'know' this without evidence?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 04:31 AM
Replies: 156
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Posted By MaartenVergu
Mojo, can you show me testable evidence that you...

Mojo, can you show me testable evidence that you have feelings?
2) Do you think have feelings? Why or why not?

Please answer these two questions;
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 04:28 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
Darat, how do you know you are not a zombie? How...

Darat, how do you know you are not a zombie? How do you 'know' this without evidence?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 04:24 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
Answer this question: are you a zombie? (without...

Answer this question: are you a zombie? (without qualia, emotions AND IMAGINATION etc. but looks the same as a human being).

How do you know for sure you are not a zombie?

How do you...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 04:17 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
Why do you use the word 'imaginary', Mojo?...

Why do you use the word 'imaginary', Mojo? 'Where' does this 'imaginary' take place?
Please show me 'the imaginary' in a brain scan. You can't. You will only find chemistry and electrochemical...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 04:11 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
Maybe he can do what we can do. Maybe. We can't...

Maybe he can do what we can do. Maybe. We can't know that for sure. Maybe the computer experiences its own processing. Maybe it has some sort of awareness. We will never know because that would...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 04:09 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 7,694
Posted By MaartenVergu
Infinity, time=0, etc.

Infinity, time=0, etc.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 04:04 AM
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Posted By MaartenVergu
I don't agree that 'experience' is to 'brain'...

I don't agree that 'experience' is to 'brain' what 'computer images on a monitor' are to 'computer processing'.

If the computer experiences inner imagery, then it would not be in the material...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 03:59 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 7,694
Posted By MaartenVergu
Do you agree that some things we will never know...

Do you agree that some things we will never know because our ape brain can't possible graps it?
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 03:49 AM
Replies: 156
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Posted By MaartenVergu
but 'just imagining it' is evidence that such...

but 'just imagining it' is evidence that such immaterial thing as 'imagination' exists, Mojo.

If you accept 'imagination' as something existing, without evidence, why don't you accept the...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 03:45 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 7,694
Posted By MaartenVergu
Maybe a happy few can grasp the mysteries of the...

Maybe a happy few can grasp the mysteries of the universe no one understands. But how would we, the people, know? You can't blame us 'arrogance' for not being able to know that someone else know...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 03:41 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
Please prove that 'imagination' exists....

Please prove that 'imagination' exists. Scientifically. I bet you can't. Yet it exists. (according to you)

Where is your evidence for such a thing as 'imagination' or 'hallucinations'. Please,...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 03:13 AM
Replies: 156
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Posted By MaartenVergu
Close your eyes and observe the imagery. Listen...

Close your eyes and observe the imagery. Listen to your inner voice when you read this text.
That's the test.
Of course, it's not science, but it's reality.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 03:04 AM
Replies: 156
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Posted By MaartenVergu
No, sorry. Haven't heard of him. I'm from...

No, sorry. Haven't heard of him. I'm from Belgium, so I'm not so familiar with American literature. Thanks for the recommandation.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 03:02 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
You can deduce the existence of this extra...

You can deduce the existence of this extra dimension based on the study of the brain.
Where is 'the hallucination' if you study the brain? Please search for it.
You will only find electric...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 02:46 AM
Replies: 156
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Posted By MaartenVergu
Then science is not a sufficient instrument to...

Then science is not a sufficient instrument to explore and describe the whole of existence. We need better instruments to describe reality then.
It's not that it's not scientific and therefore not...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 02:32 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
There is a way to detect 'my' dimension: If...

There is a way to detect 'my' dimension:

If you close your eyes and see an image 'in your mind' or 'a dream'.
If you accept 'intersubjectivity' as a way to gather objective information about the...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 02:13 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
<SNIP> Edited for rule 0 and rule 12.

<SNIP>
Edited for rule 0 and rule 12.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 02:11 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 7,694
Posted By MaartenVergu
Yes, that's right. I completely agree. A...

Yes, that's right. I completely agree. A scientist is just an animal, thinking he can grasp what the mathematics is pointing to, but he can't. Because he can't see beyond the walls of his cave.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 02:01 AM
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Posted By MaartenVergu
Strawman: nobody said they did.

Strawman: nobody said they did.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 01:58 AM
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Views: 7,694
Posted By MaartenVergu
It's the complete opposite of arrogance. It's...

It's the complete opposite of arrogance. It's recognizing that we all are small in relation to 'the universe' and its mysteries. And no. No God is mentioned here.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 01:55 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 7,694
Posted By MaartenVergu
What you fail to understand is that it's not...

What you fail to understand is that it's not because other people made these 'exact arguments' and it boils down to 'god did it' that I'm like these other people. Non sequitur.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 01:14 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 7,694
Posted By MaartenVergu
So, you claim you understand all these things?...

So, you claim you understand all these things? You claim you grasp 'infinity' while it's mind-blowing for most of us? WOW. You must be a real genius.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 01:13 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 7,694
Posted By MaartenVergu
God? Who is talking about a God here? No one....

God? Who is talking about a God here? No one. Strange deduction.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 01:10 AM
Replies: 156
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Posted By MaartenVergu
People ask for evidence on a forum (for a...

People ask for evidence on a forum (for a breakthrough in science, on a forum?!), but they can not provide any evidence for the 'emergent property'-claim of consciousness.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd October 2021, 01:08 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
The mechanism is different. And we do not yet...

The mechanism is different. And we do not yet understand how it works exactly. How can one call it 'an emergent property', if one doesn't know how it works. There is no conclusive evidence yet to...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd October 2021, 07:44 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 7,694
Posted By MaartenVergu
No one can grasp 'time'; Not even a scientist

If there was an infinite amount of time in the past, then it would have taken infinite time for time to reach to our present moment. We would never meet the present moment. So, we can't postulate...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd October 2021, 05:47 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
Listening to verbal reports while scanning the...

Listening to verbal reports while scanning the brain is part of neuroscientific research. Scientists 'have to believe' the verbal reports of their test subjects, to compare it with brain scan.
...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd October 2021, 05:32 AM
Replies: 156
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Posted By MaartenVergu
Explain to me how 'running' to 'a human body' is...

Explain to me how 'running' to 'a human body' is equal to 'firing neurons' to 'a dream'. Please be specific.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd October 2021, 05:31 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
Can you proof that your dream was about trees and...

Can you proof that your dream was about trees and not about cars?
No you can't. There is no way to proof that your dream was about trees and not about cars. Yet, the reality of your dream about...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd October 2021, 05:00 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
Can you proof that your dream was about trees and...

Can you proof that your dream was about trees and not about cars?
No you can't. There is no way to proof that your dream was about trees and not about cars. Yet, the reality of your dream about...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd October 2021, 04:54 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
That's comparing apples and oranges. :cool:

That's comparing apples and oranges. :cool:
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd October 2021, 04:51 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
Do you want proof? Well, search for a dream or an...

Do you want proof? Well, search for a dream or an inner voice in the brain. Please keep on searching. Bet you will not find 'an image' in the brain. And don't come with this idea that 'scientists...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd October 2021, 04:43 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
ok, let's give some more arguments for the topic...

ok, let's give some more arguments for the topic here:

Where is your inner voice? When you are forming ideas, you hear your inner voice speaking.
In what dimension is your inner voice? Did you...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd October 2021, 04:15 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
So, forming a hypothesis that is not proven...

So, forming a hypothesis that is not proven (yet), is not part of the scientific process? An idea 'under construction is not part of the process? Especially on a forum between strangers. Why do we...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd October 2021, 12:34 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
haha. Yes, I honestly believe that our brain is a...

haha. Yes, I honestly believe that our brain is a portal to parallel worlds. Psychedelics can open that gate. But that's for another thread. First this one.:D
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 1st October 2021, 11:53 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 6,156
Posted By MaartenVergu
It's not an 'extraction' of images from the...

It's not an 'extraction' of images from the brain, indeed. It's a reconstruction. But that's how materialists explain the study. As if scientists could extract images from our brain.
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