ninjasaid13 t1_iwtgyoh wrote
Reply to comment by beachmike in When does an individual's death occur if the biological brain is gradually replaced by synthetic neurons? by NefariousNaz
this seems like like saying "I'm the center of the universe" that absolutely no one will take seriously. The universe doesn't emerge with consciousness, it has existed before I was born and will exist when the all the atoms in my body decay into something else..
beachmike t1_iwtz94m wrote
You are so very wrong. Many people take the idealistic (non-materialistic view) very seriously. The father of quantum physics, Max Planck, certainly did. Erwin Schrödinger, another founding father of quantum physics, certainly did. They were geniuses. To quote Max Planck: “I regard consciousness as fundamental. I regard matter as derivative from consciousness. We cannot get behind consciousness. Everything that we talk about, everything that we regard as existing, postulates consciousness.”
ninjasaid13 t1_iwz25z6 wrote
It's erroneous to take old scientists on their beliefs, this isn't how science works. Issac Newton is a theist but that doesn't mean that's the correct view that all scientists should follow.
beachmike t1_iwzaivx wrote
I'll study what very brilliant "old" scientists had to say, but won't clutter my thoughts with what you or other mediocre thinkers say.
ninjasaid13 t1_iwzvzy7 wrote
>I'll study what very brilliant "old" scientists had to say, but won't clutter my thoughts with what you or other mediocre thinkers say.
alright but you won't get anywhere with that, lots of scientists in that era spoke kookoo and was just speaking their own personal beliefs.
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