Originally posted by KellyJayLol lol. Good stuff.
Don't you know, you are not allowed to ask a question, others here will tell you what to ask
and if they don't like what you are saying they will also tell you what you mean too. You are
not really necessary to any discussion with you.
You must be referring to the Dive and FMF show.
Originally posted by whodeyIsn't god a mind? So what is his substrate. Your mind arises from a substrate built from neurons. So from what does the mind of god arise?
So essentially God brings death because he is a big Lib who wants to 'recycle" things?
No wonder Libs are fanatical about recycling. It's a religious thingy.
Originally posted by apathistIn the evolutionary process why did the first neuron fire ?
Isn't god a mind? So what is his substrate. Your mind arises from a substrate built from neurons. So from what does the mind of god arise?
And how did the subsequent neurons fire until a human mind emerged?
Did natural selection working on random variations take us from the first neuron firing to the human mind capable of even contemplating and asking such a question?
Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeYou mean it is an idea, and I agree. A very common idea, through time and through cultures. This could be due to a quirk of psychology.
God comes 'from' a mind, a human mind.
My belief, however, is not faith belief and it doesn't come from doctrine. It is reasoned and based on knowledge and experience. I can't just dismiss it.
Originally posted by sonshipYour first question isn't sensible. Atoms exchange electrons 'because' of physics. This is natural. But neurons didn't happen to exist wholesale.
In the evolutionary process why did the first neuron fire ?
And how did the subsequent neurons fire until a human mind emerged?
Did natural selection working on random variations take us from the first neuron firing to the human mind capable of even contemplating and asking such a question?
Your second and third questions are good, but I think you use terms that you haven't tried to understand. Evolution by natural selection is a powerful and successful theory, and dismissing it for ideology is stupid.
Evolution on purpose is underway, though we should get wiser on controlling the purpose. You heard it here first!
Your second question: consciousness happens somewhere between 2 and 100 billion neurons. Human brains happen at the upper end. In other words for you, we don't know.
Your third question: Yes. I feel awed too.