Philip Goff
British philosopher at Durham University who works on consciousness and defends panpsychism; author of Galileo’s Error (2019) and Why? The Purpose of the Universe (2023).
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Their wordsI take mystical experiences very seriously (and have had one myself), not just as psychological episodes but as genuine insights into the ultimate nature of reality.
↗My Worst Performance Everphilipgoff.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsI think God is limited in power, which explains why there is so much suffering
↗My Worst Performance Everphilipgoff.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsI think it’s more probable that there are psychic phenomena than that Catholicism is true.
↗Telepathic Mass Hallucination is More Plausible than Catholicismphilipgoff.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsI think setting aside deep moral intuitions on the basis of the evidence of miracles, as Joe and Ethan Muse seem to be doing, sets a very dangerous precedent.
↗Telepathic Mass Hallucination is More Plausible than Catholicismphilipgoff.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsAs things stand, the task of accounting for consciousness is partly scientific (establishing NCCs) and partly philosophical (explaining the NCCs).
↗Is it the Job of Science or Philosophy to Explain Consciousness?philipgoff.substack.com
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Their wordsif the stage theory is true, then there is a very real sense in which everybody is about to die.
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A pain is essentially defined by how it feels, so knowing how it feels is knowing what it is.
Their wordsA pain is essentially defined by how it feels, just as a triangle is essentially defined by having three sides.
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Their wordsTo my mind, the Humean view of motivation makes no sense when you think it through in this level of detail.
↗Reason is Not the Slave of the Passionsphilipgoff.substack.com
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Their wordsAssuming Inverted Ian is absurd, one cannot be both a value anti-realist and a qualia realist.
↗You Can't be Both a Qualia Realist & a Moral Anti-Realistphilipgoff.substack.com
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Their wordsIMHO physicalism makes zero sense once we’re thinking of the problem of consciousness in the right way.
↗I Do Not Believe Panpsychismphilipgoff.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Our reading
Panpsychism is the most probable theory of consciousness, at about a 55% chance of being true.
Their wordsPanpsychism: 55% chance of being true - Panpsychism is simple, elegant, and avoids unnecessary mystery.
↗I Do Not Believe Panpsychismphilipgoff.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece