Neuroscientist loses a 25-year bet on consciousness — to a philosopher

[Daylight63]

I have never had the problems you refer to. Nor do I ever bother with whether my will is free or not, there are no consequences. Which is why I do not see what is supposed to be controversial.

It's only controversial if the science is correct. But if one doesn't care about science and one has no natural curiosity about how their brain works then I can see how boring it all would seem.

 

[Cypress]

If one believes in a soul AKA supernatural form of post-mortem existence, then isn't life an illusion? A choice to believe "this is all there is" or "this is a gift of a greater existence"?

Maybe intensely religious Buddhists believe life is an illusion, and that's their choice.

To me, it doesn't logically follow that transcendent planes of reality we don't perceive necessarily render this physical world only just a mirage

 

[Hume]

It's only controversial if the science is correct. But if one doesn't care about science and one has no natural curiosity about how their brain works then I can see how boring it all would seem.

you are boring

 

[Daylight63]

you are boring

Probably because I talk knowledgeably about science and religion. Two topics that clearly bore the shit out of you given how often you tell literally everyone that you don't care about the topic.

What a bore.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Maybe intensely religious Buddhists believe life is an illusion, and that's their choice.

To me, it doesn't logically follow that transcendent planes of reality we don't perceive necessarily render this physical world only just a mirage

That's the point about belief: no logical reason.

There are clearly universal laws. It doesn't matter if you are a human being, a Martian or a Vogon, the laws of the Universe apply to all of those within it.

What happens outside our Universe is a different matter. If a person wants to believe only this universe exists, that's on them.