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nderstanding that s 325 opinions that don t convince any peers at the head of this ball of confusion is the descartes nagel chalmers paradigm summed up in chalmers hard problem of consciousness why and how do physical processes in the brain neural activity give rise to subjective experience what is it like to be something how does matter become thought writer marvin von renchler excellently summarizes the flaw in the hard problem rather than demonstrate a separation between physical processes and subjective experience it is assumed biologically everything we observe points to continuity increasingly complex systems of memory integration and self referential processing emerging stepwise under selection pressures there is no clear place for something non physical to be introduced von renchler concludes that the hard problem is less an unsolved mystery and more a framing issue a mismatch between philosophical categories and how evolved systems actually work there s another objection i ve yet to receive a serious response to why search for our mind wholly within our brain in the first place read more posted by citizenschallenge at 9 38 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday february 23 2026 the meaning of jesus of nazareth considered over at cfi forum a thread was started under the title jesus mythicism is reaching mainstream regarding the historicity of jesus that is was jesus once an actual flesh and blood person it reminded me of an article tanner wrote nov 15 2025 there s no real evidence for jesus truth or myth i read it a couple weeks ago and it keeps coming back to mind the two have rekindled my interest in trying to formulate and share a comprehensible earth centrist s perspective on jesus why did jesus become and remain the ultimate superstar for so many what to make of the evidence regarding jesus of nazareth s physical reality in relation to all the stories added onto his memory long after his life was finished that increasingly deify jesus press enter or click to view image in full size stained glass jesus on mt tabor at tabor church chicago beatriz romero to give the moral of this story substance i need to start by sharing some background being an earth centrist i can t relate to the obsession with theological writings debates it is all too much talk for talk for me that doesn t mean i m oblivious to christianity and jesus still the last time i actually wrestled with jesus s meaning was as a teen and 20s after that earth and her evolution took over my heart and soul and there was no looking back for me read more posted by citizenschallenge at 1 02 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday february 11 2026 medieval philosophy simply won t do anymore descartes i think therefore i am might be the most profound sentence written it is a quintessential crystalized conception regarding our human condition our psychology and our introspective human mind but it has zero to do with the physical biological world that we are embedded within that created our body brain which in turn produces our mind full of thoughts think about it descartes lived and died before real sciences existed descartes and his philosophy is embedded within the theological world dominated by the catholic empire which he bowed to today david chalmers is a genius professor of that intellectual tradition a tradition that can t seem to see past the bubble of our human mind chalmers and supporters insist that biology will never bridge the gap between matter and thought at least not without admitting some metaphysical something for support of their hard problem belief they have beautiful arguments with opinions and words piled on top of words insisting the gap between matter and thinking cannot possibly be found upon 100 pure physical biological scientific evidence it requires well it requires something extra they insist then they look for consciousness within the brain and neurons without explicitly recognizing that our introspective mind is but the extreme end of the consciousness spectrum human introspective consciousness would be impossible without the support and substance of all those older lower layers of consciousness that permeate our body but that we aren t directly aware of serious science has been busy learning about these revelations and sharing with all who are curious we live in a new world reality scientists have evidence mitochondria communicate and coordinate with each other and they are within each cell intercellular awareness and communication is also a documented thing research into independent single celled creatures are recording the same behaviors being documented in complex animals there has been a paradigm shift in biological sciences that smashes through all those quaint medieval ego driven notions of human exceptionalism that theological and philosophical thinking are built upon physical science has even unraveled the mystery of vitalism and it isn t sprinkled down upon earth by god or anything else it turns out to be a product of earth herself vitalism was invented over four billion years ago by chemistry in partnership with earth time and it is found in the krebs cycle where quite literally geology and chemistry figured out how to harness electricity thereby inventing biology that is what life sprang from for details read nick lane s transformer and his previous books further sources shared at the end all of this requires a modern philosophy brave enough to blast through the entrenched faith based platitudes learning to vocally grapple with our human mind physical reality divide and to begin appreciating all that unfolds from that recognition within our body each of us possesses a genetic heritage going back over half a billion years our body is the product of all those untold successful generations piling one on top of the previous one living learning surviving one day at a time leaving offspring behind to take up the gauntlet as they in turn turn heritage into legacy the science is making it clear that the best way to understand consciousness is as the inside reflection of our body communicating with itself when are those realities going to start getting enthusiastically discussed within philosophical circles press enter or click to view image in full si here s an introductory scientist author s list robert hazen mineral evolution on earth preparing the ground for biology nick lane geology and chemistry harnesses electricity to create biology writer of the most excellent summary of self jack szostak the early earth and the origins of cellular life michael russell on the emergence of life through negative entropy trapping arthur reber the cellular basis of consciousness proposal cbc michael levin bioelectricity in development and regeneration exploring cellular cognition biology together with time and chemistry and geology that is earth s processes created creatures and environments and competition in short evolution pageant of earth s evolution index of noteworthy youtube videos mark solms regarding the source of consciousness antonio damasio self comes to mind constructing the conscious brain robert sapolsky behavioral biology with a primatology background honorable mention author david quammen s the tangled tree of life a front and center history of the 70 s genetics revolution that ushered in this golden age of biology these are some of the leading lights though i never forget they require the support of thousands to help this work move forward further reflections considering things science can explain about consciousness press enter or click to view image in full size posted by citizenschallenge at 9 29 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday february 2 2026 what is the self let s be honest with ourselves and start at the beginning for us and many other animals it starts with a unique egg and sperm and not so much a plan as an imperative grow survive prosper the imperative within me came out of the momentum of half a billion years worth of 100 successful generations building upon each preceding generation always learning and refining self begins with your biology interacting with the physical world around us senses body brain constantly interacting with the real world exterior and interior let s be realistic how could any creature possibly feel like anything other than what it is how can any creature not feel itself since itself and its own needs are all that it knows press enter or click to view image in full si can other things be conscious panpsychism makes no sense what is the point of consciousness when there aren t any decisions to be made which is the case out in the cosmic realm of particles and energy and gravity read more posted by citizenschallenge at 8 20 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday january 27 2026 why on earth are you even aware this is condensed out of my previous exposition blame it on evolution if one is not aware one gets eaten and never makes babies think about this you exist within an evolved incarnation of a body brain that has gone through some half a billion years worth of development each new generation building upon the previous one not one single miss during all that time or you would not be here it gets wilder the cells that make up your body their history goes back over four billion years worth of successful reproductive cycles all within a harsh and unforgiving biosphere see nick lane awareness was required for single cells to succeed even before the eukaryotic cells took it to a whole new level with their nucleus organelles and complex insides science shows us that awareness drifting into consciousness was one of biology s first hurdles on the way to creating life see arthur reber even single celled creatures require awareness communication command and control along with a vessel to navigate the rest is evolution this pageant of evolution forces us to realize our body started as something very simple with each generation modeled by the trials and tribulations dished out during its one day at a time life cycle before getting passed along to the next generation always building upon what was there before striving to do better read more posted by citizenschallenge at 10 32 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday january 24 2026 considering things science can explain about consciousness without deeply personally appreciating the pageant of evolution trying to ask and answer these deep existential questions is like playing basketball in zero gravity dr mark solms makes it clear modern science shows us that our mind is best understood as a reflection of your body communicating with itself consider that momentous invention some four billion years ago of the krebs cycle here on earth when geology and chemistry learned how to harness electricity thereby giving birth to this krebs cycle which in turn gave birth to biology there you ll find the difference between a rock and living creature introduction read more posted by citizenschallenge at 3 31 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday january 17 2026 a scientific approach to understanding your self nick lane phd a students resource i m happy to report that i have exchanged emails with nick lane and he gives me a supportive thumbs up for this effort here dr nick lane describes the source where the metaphorical spark that starts the cascade that makes us us is to be found i share extensive quotes from dr nick lane s recent book transformer specifically its epilogue self which seems to me the best street level summary of current scientific understanding regarding our physical body as the ultimate source of our thoughts and feelings in short our mind soul why do i believe this is important because evolution and biological realities receive too much hollow lip service and too little detailed attention philosophers tend to keep it within the bubble of their thoughts seemingly valuing dialogue more than getting into the weeds of evolutionary biology to find out what nature evolution has to teach us about the source of consciousness what follows is offered as food for thought an invitation to explore nick lane s report to gain a deeper understanding of how the interaction between body brain and life itself gives rise to our consciousness and while all the details aren t filled in an internally consistent outline is becoming clear enough backed by the consilience of scientific evidence we should start taking it seriously as dr solms points out elsewhere the best way to understand consciousness is as a reflection of our body brain communicating with itself this is my puny challenge to philosophy departments to take notice and start formulating better more relevant questions regarding our human condition professor nick lane phd writes in his epilogue to the book transformer i claim fair use to justify this reprinting and sharing 1 i think therefore i am said descartes in one of the most celebrated lines ever written but what am i exactly what is a quantum of solace 2 in this book we ve explored the dynamic side of biochemistry the continuous flow of energy and matter that makes us alive read more posted by citizenschallenge at 5 02 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest newer posts older posts home subscribe to posts atom search this blog blog archive 2026 8 april 1 chalmers hard problem and the living moment of now february 3 january 4 2025 18 november 3 october 2 july 4 may 2 march 3 february 3 january 1 2024 8 december 3 november 3 july 1 february 1 2023 2 december 1 november 1 2022 13 october 1 september 1 august 1 june 5 may 1 march 1 february 3 2021 23 november 1 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