Disagreeable Me
@disagreeableme.bsky.social
Amateur philosopher, professional software developer, Durham, UK. I enjoy exploring disagreements and trying to understand a variety of views.
This was the most head-exploding episode so far...check out @disagreeableme.bsky.social 's theory that consciousness, the physical universe, and everything can be reduced to pure mathematics...
Philip Goff@philipgoff.bsky.social · 4mo agoIs the Mind a Mathematical Object???? Join us for Mind Chat 2:30pm UK time tomorrow Wednesday 25. www.youtube.com/live/-Rz6XUj...
Is the Mind a Mathematical Object???? Join us for Mind Chat 2:30pm UK time tomorrow Wednesday 25. www.youtube.com/live/-Rz6XUj...
S05E02 Mark O'Brien: Is the Mind a Mathematical Objecti?
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Tune in tomorrow to see me on Mind Chat! I’ll be talking about why I think functionalists should accept Platonism, and that the mind is a mathematical object. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rz6...
S05E02 Mark O'Brien: Is the Mind a Mathematical Objecti?
YouTube video by Mind Chat
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Since @keithfrankish.com seems not to be promoting it, I'll do it on his behalf. I really enjoyed this conversation. Alex and Keith dived deep and the questions were at just the right level to challenge Keith and give him the chance to explain his view clearly. www.youtube.com/watch?v=557P...
Could Consciousness be an Illusion? - Keith Frankish
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@aptshadow.bsky.social Is that a deliberate reference to @thekiffness.bsky.social in Pretenders to the Throne of God or just a weird coincidence?
This idea formed a big part of my paper discussing quantum immortality: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The costs of rejecting quantum immortality - Synthese
Proponents of the Many Worlds Interpretation (MWI) of quantum mechanics are divided in their attitudes to the idea of quantum immortality. Some, e.g. Max Tegmark (immortalists), believe one should alw...
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Dr Keith 🎃 Wilson@keithwilson.eu · 4mo ago“There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable… another theory states that this has already happened.” apple.news/A2u9ViXQ5Rd2...
Today is Sir Terry Pratchett's birthday. By far one of the best authors of my generation. “A man is not dead while his name is still spoken.” So, may his name echo eternally through the clacks. GNUTerryPratchett
@kierongillen.bsky.social I read a story by Ludovico Einaudi about a time he had to perform on an out of tune piano. It was a Ludo dissonance narrative.
We say there is a fine-tuning problem because if we tweak the values of the physical constants, life seems to become impossible. But what if we tweak the structure of the laws of physics instead? open.substack.com/pub/disagree...
Islands of Life
Using pictures to think beyond the constants in the fine-tuning debate
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Short and sweet post about why I don't think the problem of evil should bother anyone who is both a theist and an anti-functionalist. As with most of my philosophy, my implicit target here is probably my frenemy @philipgoff.bsky.social. disagreeableme.substack.com/p/i-dont-get...
I Don't Get Why the Problem of Evil is a Problem for Theist Phenomenalists
P-zombies to the rescue
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The latest in our YouTube short story project is a reading of legendary sci-fi and fantasy author @aptshadow.bsky.social ’s The Face of the King. Al Barclay (Slow Horses, Deep Cover, The Crown) breathes new creative life into this brilliant dark fantasy story.
New YouTube short story: The Face of the King by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The latest in our YouTube short story project is a reading of legendary sci-fi and fantasy author Adrian Tchaikovsky's The Face of the King.
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Deeply horrifying and almost certain to escalate. Insane we’ve let this go this far.
Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 9mo agoThere’s video now. Worst thing I’ve ever seen. The entire ICE contingent needs to be arrested
There appears to have been another ICE murder in Minneapolis this morning. [CW: graphic video] www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
From the Minneapolis community on Reddit: Another ICE murder in front of Glam Doll Donuts
Explore this post and more from the Minneapolis community
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My thoughts on a disagreement with Pete Mandik on the possibility of Virtual Minds. disagreeableme.substack.com/p/on-virtual...
On Virtual Minds
Failing to persuade Pete
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Featuring a special guest appearance from yours truly! At about 0:57:00, if you want to skip all the irrelevant non-DM content. (jk -- of course the rest of the discussion is even better).
Keith Frankish@keithfrankish.com · 9mo agoThe recording of today's Persuaders episode, which went exactly like this www.youtube.com/watch?v=brjz...
@disagreeableme.bsky.social wrote a detailed review of my paper and raised some really important questions! They also explained parts of my theory in a very clear manner, even better than I did! I’ll think about this and write up a response soon. Thanks so much for this! 🙏🏻
Paper Review: Monadic Panpsychism
Thoughts on an open access paper from Nino Kadić
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It's that time of year again! (Let's not let this meme die, people.)
a man wearing a party hat is eating a piece of cake and saying happy birthday ..
ALT: a man wearing a party hat is eating a piece of cake and saying happy birthday ..
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Disagreeable Me@disagreeableme.bsky.social · 2y agoHappy Birthday to by BΦΦ (my Best Φilosoφy Φrenemy), Φilip Goφ! @philipgoff.bsky.social
Was such a joy doing Mind Chat with @keithfrankish.com again, and great chatting to the wonderful Robert Lawrence Kuhn host of @closertotruth.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/2o7RvGV...
The Landscape of Consciousness at Christmas (landscape format)
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Really enjoyed talking to @lanceindependent.bsky.social face to face. My first philosophy stream! Lance was a great host, my apologies for the poor audio on my end, especially the first half. www.youtube.com/live/z6OFkWz...
Publishing, fine-tuning and quantum immortality
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My friend @disagreeableme.bsky.social did not formally study philosophy. We made friends arguing on X when he was living on the other side of the world in New Zealand. We disagree about everything but it was constructive. Then his partner got a job at Durham.. philpapers.org/rec/OBRTCO-6
Mark William O’Brien, The costs of rejecting quantum immortality - PhilPapers
Proponents of the Many Worlds Interpretation (MWI) of quantum mechanics are divided in their attitudes to the idea of quantum immortality. Some, e.g. Max Tegmark (immortalists), believe one should alw...
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Similes are like metaphors. But metaphors are similes.
Now officially published: what I think @seanmcarroll.bsky.social, @davidpapineau.bsky.social and David Wallace get wrong about quantum immortality. link.springer.com/10.1007/s112...
The costs of rejecting quantum immortality - Synthese
Proponents of the Many Worlds Interpretation (MWI) of quantum mechanics are divided in their attitudes to the idea of quantum immortality. Some, e.g. Max Tegmark (immortalists), believe one should alw...
link.springer.com
I’m officially no longer just a crank who just argues about philosophy on the Internet. I’m now a crank who has had a paper accepted to Synthese! Here’s a post about it. open.substack.com/pub/disagree...
My first publication: Quantum Immortality
Notes on a paper accepted to Synthese
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