In my view, the zombie argument is among the weakest in philosophy, as it commits a petitio principii fallacy: by hypothesizing that an exact duplicate of a functional human being could lack consciousness, one is already presupposing the falsity of physicalism.

#Consciousness may be an illusion and yet still possess ethical significance! #ethics #philmind #philski #phisci

Being anti-scientific is not only always problematic but also highly dangerous in today’s society. If something has not yet been sufficiently explained by #science (like #consciousness), it simply means we need more science—not less. #philsci #philmind #philosophy

Regardless of one’s stance, it is crucial to acknowledge that this work concerns anti-scientific theories of consciousness (a point the author seems to concede). Those positions today hold the same level of scientific relevance as flat-Earth theories, astrology and psychoanalysis. #philmind #philsci

In a world of constant stimulation, the thalamus filters which thoughts we become aware of and which we don't. #neuroskyence #consciousness #thalamus

Even though U.S. #democracy is highly criticizable (now deemed imperfect by most philosophers and political scientists), it remains a democracy. The latest #Wisconsin election proves this. When #leftists like #Marxists fight to overthrow #Western democracies, they empower figures like Trump, Musk...

#CognitiveNeuroscience is the future of Phil Mind, it can not only solve old problems and eliminate old conceptual fossils (like free will and other folk psychology dogmas), but also help fight prejudice and bigotry! #sapolsky #transgender #philmind #ethics www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGBY...

I'm still in the middle of the season, but I'm so glad #DoctorWho is actually a good show again!

The most critical thing in #argumentation is not inference, facts or concepts, but #ethical issues: understanding the other's position in good faith (try to present it in a way the other would agree with) and being open to changing your own position. Without it, argumentation is meaningless #philsky

Eliminative materialism for the win! #philmind #philsci

This broke my day. #evolution #philsci #philsky

Seeing the "limitations of #science" is quite different from promoting theories that do not fit contemporary scientific standards. #philsky #philsci

When someone defends a #pseudoscience it is usually not the only pseudoscience they believe in, as it usually comes from a poor understanding of #science (or purely science denialism), so almost anything goes. For example, today #marxism and #psychoanalysis usually go hand in hand. #philsci #philsky

There is a lot of confusion on social media about China's #economy. The impressive economic growth of China didn't come from the implementation of a #Marxist economy, but rather from distancing itself from it and adopting a certain form of state #capitalism and policies more focused on market trades

Garbage in Garbage out. “A recent analysis by NewsGuard showed that Russia was able to ‘infect’ Western AI tools with its propaganda. The top 10 chatbots, like ChatGPT-4.o from OpenAI, Copilot from Microsoft, and others, use Russian disinformation sources for analysis.”

A lot of confusion in political discussions on social media. In summary "democracy" is when the majority of the population elects its leaders. A "republic" is when the powers of the republic are separated, and a "dictatorship" is when the powers are consolidated under a single command #philsky

Science denialism extends beyond flat-earthers and anti-vaxxers, infiltrating fields like #history, #economics and #philosophy. For instance, #marxism does not meet today's scientific standards in any aspect, and even Lakatos, once a Marxist/Stalinist, later questioned its scientific status. #phisci

Fighting science denialism, pseudoscience, and anti-empiricism has profound practical consequences, as it addresses not only disasters like this but also misinformation, errors, and ideological propaganda in fields such as #economics, #history and #philosophy shaping education and society as a whole

Since antiquity there are known kinds of legitimate arguments called 'arguments from authority' but there are wrong arguments called 'fallacies of authority.' Getting rid of experts is nonsensical because of the advancement of science. Instead we need better training in argument evaluation!

Yeah I see anti-vaxxers as applied postmodernists. What do you mean objective scientific truth? That's just an ideological veil, hiding the raw power of... Something something

Phil of science made without scientists is as limited as phil of mathematics without mathematicians, as it lacks understanding of the real problems in the field and tends to promote science denialism rather than contributing to the advancement of science #philsci #mathematics #philosophy #science

Measles is returning, so imagine bad philosophy

It is a common mistake to say that the social sciences are not empirical in the same way as the natural sciences, due to a supposed "fundamental difference in objects." There are studies in the social sciences that are empirical, and there are also pseudoscientific approaches #philsky #humanities

Contemporary phil of mind is closely linked to cognitive neuroscience, which adopts a version of computational cognitive theory and views mental processes as computational operations, considering both the organism’s internal ecosystem and its interactions with the external environment #philmind

One of the most persistent issues in contemporary phil sci is not the difference between natural and social sciences, or between philosophy and science, but rather between science and pseudoscience. There are scientific and pseudoscientific approaches in all areas of science and philosophy #philsci

One of the greatest philosophers of contemporary philosophy was Charles Darwin, and the fact that the overwhelming majority of philosophers today do not recognize this only shows how much philosophy has neglected science #philsky #biology #philsci

The fact that an investigation does not present itself as science does not absolve it from being pseudoscience, for pseudoscience is any investigation into topics that already have empirical researches and evidences, and yet still ignores such researches and evidences #PhilSci #MetaSci

As a contributor to scientific knowledge, philosophy is essentially dead. For over a century, there hasn't been a single critique from philosophers (trained exclusively in philosophy) that has advanced the empirical sciences or helped uncover a scientific error #philsky #philosophy #science

Isn’t it amazing that some philosophers promote anti-scientific approaches but don’t see it as promoting pseudoscience? It seems they think pseudoscience is just for flat-earthers and vaccine deniers, and not for promoting theories that are incompatible with today’s science. #philosophy #science

The fact that philosophy is not a science should not have given philosophers the right to produce or promote pseudoscience or anti-scientific approaches. #philosophy #science

And I'm not setting up a conflict between philosophy and science; my conflict is between philosophy and pseudoscience ;p

I find it hard to say that flat-earth positions are not pseudoscience, and I don't know how this is different in the cognitive field. The problem is that some philosophers tend to give themselves the right to claim completely unscientific theories but don't want to be labeled pseudoscientists.

Philosophy of mind should have already embraced or, better yet, merged with cognitive sciences. The non-scientific part of it is obviously just pseudoscience and has as much epistemological value as astrology or flat-earth ideas #philosophy #mind #science

Take notice that the physical is given; the burden of proof lies with those who claim the existence of another ontological realm.

I hope physicalism isn’t dead, or philosophy of mind will share the same intellectual fate as astrology

Ontology: Physicalism Epistemology: Evolutionary Philosophy of Religion: Atheism Theology: N/A Moral Philosophy: Evolutionary ethics Meta-ethics: Constructivism Personal Identity: Evolutionary pragmatism Free Will: Evolutionary adaptive illusion Time: Thermodynamic arrow of time

Using a gif, spoil an event that happens in one of your books with no context. #WritingCommunity

Isn't it amazing that Contemporary Logic is taught worldwide as a tool for argumentation and/or as a basis for rational thought, although it has almost no utility for the evaluation of arguments and is far from being a model for human rationality? #philosophy #argumentation #logic #rationality

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Oh geez... Is Bluesky already deeply lost in the rabbit hole of scientific denial?

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