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Originally Posted by Mr.Mustache  Not likely. The simplest explanation appears to be design. |
That 'simplest' explanation requires that the designer be explained, which automatically increases the complexity of the explanation beyond the thing being explained.
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Originally Posted by Mr.Mustache Also, you cannot explain consciousness by purely materialistic means. Therefore cannot completely explain ourselves at this moment. |
Being unable to fully explain consciousness in purely materialistic terms does not mean that what we can explain is invalid.
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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina You can do the same experiment and get the same result in a dream world while you're dreaming. Either way the experiment, the imaginary Starbucks, and the outcome still exist only within your mind. You're imagining the whole thing. |
The difference between the dream world and the real world is that the real world is consistent.
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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina Show me something that exists outside your mind and not within it. |
Are you demanding proof?
