Recent content by AJ

Just out of curiosity, why is the forum shutdown on the weekends?

Hi. AJ stand for my initials. I am an avid atheist and skeptic. I usually stay away from forums and enjoy the simple reddit life. I decided to join here after seeing your topic on consciousness. I was looking for the agnostic perspective on that topic and couldn't find it until I entered...

Hey AB, I honestly don't care about this issue enough to engage in some prolonged debate. If you want to identify as just being an agnostic, then I can't convince you otherwise. Good luck!

Dreams are "insensible"? Not for long! Read this article.. Theoretically, Recording Dreams Is Possible — Scientists Are Trying

This is total nonsense. There is overwhelming evidence to show that consciousness is physical. If you are hit in the head with a bottle, you lose consciousness. Scientists have shown that stimulating certain parts of the brain also affects awareness. These are some of the easiest ways to show...

I define consciousness as awareness to sensory stimuli. Seeing the moon is a real experience, whereas dreams are not real. The difference in ontology is therefore a matter of real and unreal. Your idea of nonphysical is no different than the unreal.

Thanks. Does that RN stand for registered nurse? This is the first forum that has its own nurse.

Why do you get to decide what agnosticism means? I can go by its etymology if I intended to go beyond modern day usage. The term comes from the Greek. With "a" meaning "without" and the Greek word "gnosis" refers to "knowledge". Placed together it simply means "without knowledge". Thomas...

Sure, there are things about consciousness that have not been explained and some things have been explained. Scientists are working on explaining all of it and that will take time. How is this different than any other process of science? I noticed you had this question up for a while but you...

Hi AB.. I can't wrap my head around this. Atheism is a position on the existence of God. That's it! You are making a statement as if it involves politics. Do you agree that it doesn't?

I couldn't make a username with just 2 characters. Is it possible to override that and change my name to AJ? Thanks.