18 ideas
18528 | The single imagined 'interval' between things only exists in the intellect [Auriol] |
18969 | How do you distinguish three beliefs from four beliefs or two beliefs? [Quine] |
20657 | There are 23 core brain functions, with known circuit, transmitters, genes and behaviour [Watson] |
20656 | Traditional ideas of the mind were weakened in the 1950s by mind-influencing drugs [Watson] |
18967 | A 'proposition' is said to be the timeless cognitive part of the meaning of a sentence [Quine] |
18968 | The problem with propositions is their individuation. When do two sentences express one proposition? [Quine] |
20655 | Humans have been hunter-gatherers for 99.5% of their existence [Watson] |
16589 | Prime matter lacks essence, but is only potentially and indeterminately a physical thing [Auriol] |
20650 | The Uncertainty Principle implies that cause and effect can't be measured [Watson] |
20649 | The interference of light through two slits confirmed that it is waves [Watson] |
20661 | Electrons rotate in hyrogen atoms 10^13 times per second [Watson] |
20647 | Quantum theory explains why nature is made up of units, such as elements [Watson] |
20654 | Only four particles are needed for matter: up and down quark, electron, electron-neutrino [Watson] |
18970 | The concept of a 'point' makes no sense without the idea of absolute position [Quine] |
20651 | The shape of molecules is important, as well as the atoms and their bonds [Watson] |
20652 | In 1828 the animal substance urea was manufactured from inorganic ingredients [Watson] |
20658 | Information is physical, and living can be seen as replicating and preserving information [Watson] |
16651 | God can do anything non-contradictory, as making straightness with no line, or lightness with no parts [Auriol] |