Post by ggonzalez170 on Jul 6, 2015 7:06:46 GMT
1. Why is understanding physics and the general rules of the universe so important in doing philosophy?
I think that understanding the general rules to the universe are important in doing philosophy because everything in the universe leads to what makes up the world. In the book “Is The Universe Really Made Out of Tiny Rubber Bands?” By Shawn-Michael Lane the author says: that Richard Feynman was asked to explain physics in and he did explain with something very simple. “Things are made of littler things that jiggle.” We sometimes just think and understand things that we can see with our own eyes. But we have to keep in mind that we are surrounded by things that we can see and the things we can see are made up of smaller things that we can’t see. It is important that we understand physics because everything is made up of atoms and atoms are broken down to protons and electrons which in turn make up the elements that make up what is around us. Quantum mechanics make us understand physics a little better. We are made up of tiny little particles and if the sting theory is believed to bring the large and the small things together in one theory. The general rules of the universe are that everything is made up of littler things. It is believed that the string theory it can have the theory of the small things as well as the theory of the large things and then this will make sense to the universe.
2. What is eliminative materialism? Provide three examples of it.
In the first movie Eliminate Materialism part 1 it showed me that scientists go through a process of elimination. The way they go about eliminating the process of consciousness is by process of elimination. The scientists go through mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, psychology and sociology. They follow these because they want to find a scientific response to the topic they are contemplating. In the video it also states that they have a “joke” for the times they can’t find the answers in that situation they say “God did it”.
The second movie Eliminate Materialism part 2 showed me that in the universities they were talking about electrical magnetic currents instead of Thor. They also talk about bacteria and viruses and diseases. They also talk about the new medicines that were found. I sure am glad that instead of talking about things from the past they were ready to look for what new diseases and viruses that were new in that time. I think that it is important to eliminate the old information with new found information to have medicine that will help with illnesses that people might not have had in the past.
Eliminative Materialism part 3 showed me that a person either reduces or eliminates the phenomenon. It talks about desire, motivation, love, anger and free will. It is said that certain states of mind are false and do not exist. It is a little hard for me to follow this particular video because I have experienced love, anger, motivation to be the best person I can be and also love. I don’t really comprehend how a feeling of anger can be non-existent when I have experienced every one of the states of mind mentioned in this video. I’m so happy and thankful that there has been scientist willing to go beyond and find a cure or a better way to deal with things and move forward.
I think that understanding the general rules to the universe are important in doing philosophy because everything in the universe leads to what makes up the world. In the book “Is The Universe Really Made Out of Tiny Rubber Bands?” By Shawn-Michael Lane the author says: that Richard Feynman was asked to explain physics in and he did explain with something very simple. “Things are made of littler things that jiggle.” We sometimes just think and understand things that we can see with our own eyes. But we have to keep in mind that we are surrounded by things that we can see and the things we can see are made up of smaller things that we can’t see. It is important that we understand physics because everything is made up of atoms and atoms are broken down to protons and electrons which in turn make up the elements that make up what is around us. Quantum mechanics make us understand physics a little better. We are made up of tiny little particles and if the sting theory is believed to bring the large and the small things together in one theory. The general rules of the universe are that everything is made up of littler things. It is believed that the string theory it can have the theory of the small things as well as the theory of the large things and then this will make sense to the universe.
2. What is eliminative materialism? Provide three examples of it.
In the first movie Eliminate Materialism part 1 it showed me that scientists go through a process of elimination. The way they go about eliminating the process of consciousness is by process of elimination. The scientists go through mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, psychology and sociology. They follow these because they want to find a scientific response to the topic they are contemplating. In the video it also states that they have a “joke” for the times they can’t find the answers in that situation they say “God did it”.
The second movie Eliminate Materialism part 2 showed me that in the universities they were talking about electrical magnetic currents instead of Thor. They also talk about bacteria and viruses and diseases. They also talk about the new medicines that were found. I sure am glad that instead of talking about things from the past they were ready to look for what new diseases and viruses that were new in that time. I think that it is important to eliminate the old information with new found information to have medicine that will help with illnesses that people might not have had in the past.
Eliminative Materialism part 3 showed me that a person either reduces or eliminates the phenomenon. It talks about desire, motivation, love, anger and free will. It is said that certain states of mind are false and do not exist. It is a little hard for me to follow this particular video because I have experienced love, anger, motivation to be the best person I can be and also love. I don’t really comprehend how a feeling of anger can be non-existent when I have experienced every one of the states of mind mentioned in this video. I’m so happy and thankful that there has been scientist willing to go beyond and find a cure or a better way to deal with things and move forward.