/sci/ - Science & Math

Post test press conference ETA: 1 hour

This will be interesting, wonder how they will defend SLS now, if they will force through on time delivery or decide to redo the test

>>11894327
....which is how you can also experience other unsymbolized/non-sensory thoughts/attitudes/cognitions such as judgments, decisions, intentions, etc...

So we know that unsymbolized/nonsensory thinking exists and that not everyone experiences it and that people can be so unaware of its existence as to formulate entire theories of consciousness and come to whole conclusions (as the professor in the first article did) based entirely on only a partially complete picture of meta-cognition, and we also had the NPC meme and misinformation going around when the concept of unsymbolized thinking popularized in the Psychology Today article and studies https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pristine-inner-experience exploded into public awareness (on the internet). With many denying it even existed.

So what ultimately is the factor that determines whether awareness of unsymbolized and nonsensory thought processes develops or not?

>>11715152
You have to assume a lot more things in order to propose a simulation theory model of reality rather than simply proposing reality is at it is, random emergent elements like that make more sense then as elements of a non-simulated rather than as unintentional byproducts of a simulated reality.

And if that is the case that humans and human activity, biological life, etc are unintentional byproducts of a simulation then that defeats the purpose of an anthropic simulation theory as some simulationists propose where we are the subjects.

Occam's Razor applies here - you are adding one more unnecessary element (simulation creators) to a universe that as far as we can know and test does not require them, so why have them at all? This becomes a matter of religion and faith and not of science.