Scientism Is Not All In The Head
Here's a case study in which desiring only naturalist scientific explanations won't get you anywhere - consciousness. When it comes to the mind, one either has to reject the mind and therefore consciousness or reject a purely naturalistic science. Scientism is not all in the head, it seems.
TIMELINE:
00:00 - Introduction
00:59 - The Human Consciousness Speaks Against Scientism
01:27 - Defining Our Terms - 3rd Person Vs. 1st Person POV
03:17 - What Is Consciousness & How Does One Know They Are
05:34 - The Immaterial Dualism Of Consciousness
08:21 - 5 Reasons Mental States Are Not Physical
08:27 - Mental States Are Feeling States
09:25 - Mental States Are Directed About An Object
10:40 - Mental States Are Internal & Private To Only One Person
11:49 - Mental States Are Subjective
12:07 - Mental States Fail to Have Crucial Features
12:51 - Human Consciousness Destroys Naturalism-Only Scientism
14:49 - Philosophical Behaviorism Failed To Naturalize Consciousness
16:34 - Type Identity Theory Failed To Naturalize Consciousness
18:44 - Functionalism Failed To Naturalize Consciousness
21:32 - Naturalistic Scientism Has Ruined Ideas Of Consciousness
24:30 - Conclusion





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Scientism and Secularism - Learning to Respond to a Dangerous Ideology by J.P. Moreland
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