When we find a logical contradiction in an argument, we first check to make sure that we haven’t made any errors in derivation. If not, then we conclude that there is a problem with the assumptions we started the argument with, and begin trying to generate ways to test those assumptions.
People like Chalmers are psychologically incapable of rejecting the idea that there is something ‘special’ amount minds. They cannot doubt that assumption! And so they do not look for ways to test it, because bringing an assertion into question requires admitting the possibility that it could be invalid.
Creationists, for a variety of reasons, cannot emotionally accept that the world we see was not designed by a powerful and intelligent entity. They also do not have a desire to be right that is stronger than their desire to believe themselves right. Thus, they will reject lines of reasoning that lead to a designer-less conclusion no matter how valid they are, and accept lines that produce the conclusion they want no matter how invalid they are.
Chalmers is a “Creationist”. He is a True Believer. He will never admit that he is wrong, because he cannot perceive that he is wrong, because his reason is wielded by the desire to reach specific conclusions. When his reason contradicts that desire, it is abandoned.
To put it even more simply:
When we find a logical contradiction in an argument, we first check to make sure that we haven’t made any errors in derivation. If not, then we conclude that there is a problem with the assumptions we started the argument with, and begin trying to generate ways to test those assumptions.
People like Chalmers are psychologically incapable of rejecting the idea that there is something ‘special’ amount minds. They cannot doubt that assumption! And so they do not look for ways to test it, because bringing an assertion into question requires admitting the possibility that it could be invalid.
Creationists, for a variety of reasons, cannot emotionally accept that the world we see was not designed by a powerful and intelligent entity. They also do not have a desire to be right that is stronger than their desire to believe themselves right. Thus, they will reject lines of reasoning that lead to a designer-less conclusion no matter how valid they are, and accept lines that produce the conclusion they want no matter how invalid they are.
Chalmers is a “Creationist”. He is a True Believer. He will never admit that he is wrong, because he cannot perceive that he is wrong, because his reason is wielded by the desire to reach specific conclusions. When his reason contradicts that desire, it is abandoned.