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Colin Mathers

Colin Mathers

Free will: the compatibilist scam

How compatibilists redefine free will to mean something other than its ordinary definition

Jul 7

Free will: the compatibilist scam

Jul 7

Colin Mathers

Consciousness and the illusion of free will

The objective and subjective evidence together make a strong case that free will in the ordinary sense does not exist.

Jul 2

Consciousness and the illusion of free will

Jul 2

Colin Mathers

Annaka Harris on the fundamental mystery of consciousness

The mystery of consciousness is intimately bound up with the mysteries of time, of free will, and of the nature of reality.

Jun 21

Annaka Harris on the fundamental mystery of consciousness

Jun 21

Colin Mathers

Consciousness: natural or supernatural?

Consciousness is real, the supernatural is not.

May 22

Consciousness: natural or supernatural?

May 22

Colin Mathers

Anil Seth and the “real” problem of consciousness

A leading neuroscientist’s take on the hard problem of consciousness.

May 14

Anil Seth and the “real” problem of consciousness

May 14

Colin Mathers

David Chalmers and the hard problem of consciousness

A review David Chalmers’ 1996 book The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory.

May 7

David Chalmers and the hard problem of consciousness

May 7

Colin Mathers

Daniel Dennett and the hard problem of consciousness

Consciousness Explained … or consciousness ignored?

Apr 22

Daniel Dennett and the hard problem of consciousness

Apr 22

Colin Mathers

The widening gulf between values in Red and Blue states of the USA

A comparison of the modernity of values of Democrats in Blue states and Republicans in Red states over the last three decades.

Oct 3, 2023

The widening gulf between values in Red and Blue states of the USA

Oct 3, 2023

Colin Mathers

Pre-modern values, religion and culture

How the prevalence of pre-modern values in the modern world differs across countries and time.

Sep 24, 2023

Pre-modern values, religion and culture

Sep 24, 2023

Colin Mathers

What do people mean when they say they believe in God?

Do Christians and atheists mean the same thing when they say they believe in some other higher power?

Jul 20, 2023

What do people mean when they say they believe in God?

Jul 20, 2023

Colin Mathers

Colin Mathers

Exploring consciousness, mind-body disciplines, madly analysing and scribbling in a quixotic attempt to understand the big picture and the nature of reality

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