Consciousness; further review of current thought (Introduction)

by dhw, Monday, July 11, 2016, 13:13 (3056 days ago) @ David Turell

DAVID: All the experts claim is that cells have the ability to respond intelligently. Which does not mean they have an innate form of intelligence. - dhw: And it does not mean that they do NOT have an innate form of intelligence. So please don't argue that reductive materialism is wrong in relation to human consciousness and right in relation to brainless organisms. - DAVID: And I will keep repeating that single cell reactions can be broken down to simple or complex molecular processes, and the molecules appear to follow information they contain. Nothing more. - Yes of course you will stick to your rigid belief. And I will simply point out that some experts disagree with you, and that when you reject reductive materialism as an explanation for the intelligent behaviour of humans (and, to a lesser degree, of our fellow animals), and you accept reductive materialism as an explanation for the intelligent behaviour of bacteria, your argument smacks of double standards. - ****** - dhw: Thank you for the “Kabbalah view”. I made a start, but found it very hard going. I'll try again when I have a bit more time. - DAVID: I did the best I could. I found it very fascinating since it paralleled much of my own original thinking. - Thank you for doing so. I will try again in due course.