Why not edit your post by simply calling me a liar?
I was expressing doubts, not asserting a belief. But, you proved yourself in the rest of your message...
There's nothing wrong with the material I have presented here.
There's Darren's famous denial of facts...
... It exposes the actual belief in the reality of 'the brain' (the reality of any 'thing', actually) as a sham.
... his token straw-man...
There's ZERO rationale for claiming any material object exists, least of all the brain!
... his highly erroneous beliefs...
.. Also, the fact that experienced objects are reducible to sensations means that "tampering with the brain" (e.g., drugs or axe etc.) to show that emotions & thoughts are affected by such an activity, ONLY proves that thinking-experience & emotional-experience is affected by sensory-experience. It does NOT prove that 'the [real] brain' controls thinking & emotions.
This should be apparent when one observes the effects thoughts & emotions can have on the physical state of the brain & body. However, this is reducible to the fact that thoughts & emotions have the potential to effect the sensations [of there being a brain & body and the current states of them].
Your fears/loves etc., have the potential to alter the state(s) of your brain & body as much as tampering with the structure of the brain/body has the potential to alter the state(s) of your thoughts & emotions.
...the hilarious conclusions resulting from his erroneous beliefs and strawmen arguments...
This obvious fact is overlooked by materialists/scientists. Nevertheless, it is true. Moreover, philosophy can reduce all experience to the fact that there is an intrinsic relationship between thought, feeling & sensation (of body/world).
... even more straw men and erroneous beliefs...
In other words, there is ZERO evidence (scientific or rational) to suggest that there is a relationship between a real brain and thought & emotion. That is just the obsolete outlook. The neanderthal view.
... his famous 'Down-the-nose/zealous-repetition-of-strawman' move...
... The view which you still harbour in spite of sound analysis by myself.
... his trademarked ego-stoking...
And for what it's worth, I really don't give a **** whether you believe I'm married or not. Regardless, your judgement of my personal life or my character, is meaningless with regards the philosophy I present on this board.
So don't make a complete t**t of yourself by trying to attack my character as a means to attack my philosophy.
It just exposes you for the s******d that you are.
And, of course, could it ever really be Darren if he didn't stoop to insults, name-calling, and thinly-veiled cursing once he realizes - at whatever level - that his post is another steaming pile of errors, straw-men, and general dung?
Welcome back after all, Darren!
As to your posts - nope. Nothing new here. These are all OLD arguments, long ago reduced to rubble. And, as usual, he cannot demonstrate a single actual benefit which arises from his beliefs, short of what
might happen
if enough people convert
and he happens to be right..
And, of course, his flat denial to speak of the 'miraculous event' or whatever he left the forum to 'allegedly attempt'.
Yeah, whatever. Nothing to see here, people... move along.
