Disagreeable Me
Philosophical thoughts from an unapologetic contrarian
Saturday, 31 August 2013
Free Will and Punishment
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I have a lot of time for both Sam Harris and Dan Dennett. I find I often disagree with Harris, but his arguments are usually interesting...
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Friday, 23 August 2013
Atheism is not Communism
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A common argument against atheism is the claim that the deaths of millions in communist China and Russia during the Mao and Stalin era...
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Sunday, 11 August 2013
Consciousness is not like Photosynthesis
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I've been posting some comments on Massimo Pigliucci's blog recently in defense of Strong AI, after a couple of posts attacking ...
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Friday, 19 July 2013
Attacking the Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism
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My last post presented what I feel is the strongest form of the Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism (EAAN) promoted by Alvin Plantin...
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Wednesday, 17 July 2013
Defending The Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism (EEAN)
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As part of a disagreement with philosopher Massimo Pigliucci on Rationally Speakin g, I have found myself in the unusual position of havi...
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Thursday, 11 July 2013
Strong AI: Conclusion
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I've taken a long hiatus while I tried to think if there was anything substantive I had left to say about Strong AI. I didn't come ...
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Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Strong AI: The Gödel Problem
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In my previous post, I alluded to an argument made by John Lucas and popularised by Roger Penrose against the possibility of AI, and th...
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