tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post112598483710645855..comments2023-10-29T10:32:36.914-04:00Comments on Philosophy, et cetera: Acting Upon YourselfRichard Y Chappellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725218276285291235noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-1125988562390238902005-09-06T02:36:00.000-04:002005-09-06T02:36:00.000-04:00Yeah, but I was wanting to highlight how different...Yeah, but I was wanting to highlight how different the pill-induced belief is from a normal act of believing. Even if both events can be described in purely naturalistic terms, they involve very <I>different</I> naturalistic processes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-1125987287375532352005-09-06T02:14:00.000-04:002005-09-06T02:14:00.000-04:00Why do you say, "done to you." Perhaps it would b...Why do you say, "done to you." Perhaps it would be better to simply say, "happens." After all, take a naturalistic view. We believe because the stuff in our brain processes and arrives at that. It isn't something we consciously decide. But neither is it something done to us. We do it. Just not the way some imagine.<BR/><BR/>And if you reject the naive naturalisms of the mind, then a more robust sense of unconsciousness allows even more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com