25 ideas
7990 | Serene wisdom is freedom from ties, and indifference to fortune [Anon (Bhag)] |
7989 | Seek salvation in the wisdom of reason [Anon (Bhag)] |
7996 | I am all the beauty and goodness of things, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
6349 | I can prove a hand exists, by holding one up, pointing to it, and saying 'here is one hand' [Moore,GE] |
4608 | Minds are hard-wired, or trial-and-error, or experimental, or full self-aware [Dennett, by Heil] |
4880 | Sentience comes in grades from robotic to super-human; we only draw a line for moral reasons [Dennett] |
7995 | In all living beings I am the light of consciousness, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
4873 | What is it like to notice an uncomfortable position when you are asleep? [Dennett] |
4881 | Being a person must involve having second-order beliefs and desires (about beliefs and desires) [Dennett] |
4875 | We descend from robots, and our intentionality is composed of billions of crude intentional systems [Dennett] |
4879 | There is no more anger in adrenaline than silliness in a bottle of whiskey [Dennett] |
4876 | Maybe there is a minimum brain speed for supporting a mind [Dennett] |
4878 | The materials for a mind only matter because of speed, and a need for transducers and effectors [Dennett] |
4874 | The predecessor and rival of the language of thought hypothesis is the picture theory of ideas [Dennett] |
4882 | Concepts are things we (unlike dogs) can think about, because we have language [Dennett] |
7999 | All actions come from: body, lower self, perception, means of action, or Fate [Anon (Bhag)] |
7991 | Hate and lust have their roots in man's lower nature [Anon (Bhag)] |
7988 | There is no greater good for a warrior than to fight in a just war [Anon (Bhag)] |
4872 | Most people see an abortion differently if the foetus lacks a brain [Dennett] |
7992 | The visible forms of nature are earth, water, fire, air, ether; mind, reason, and the sense of 'I' [Anon (Bhag)] |
4877 | Maybe plants are very slow (and sentient) animals, overlooked because we are faster? [Dennett] |
7994 | Everything, including the gods, comes from me, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
7993 | Brahman is supreme, Atman his spirit in man, and Karma is the force of creation [Anon (Bhag)] |
7997 | Only by love can men see me, know me, and come to me, says Krishna [Anon (Bhag)] |
7998 | The three gates of hell are lust, anger and greed [Anon (Bhag)] |