Now I have to say I'm a complete atheist, I have no religious views myself and no spiritual views, except very watered down humanistic spiritual views, and consciousness is just a fact of life, it's a natural fact of life. David Chalmers atheistcompleteconsciousness share on social
I had the idea that it would be wonderful to be a physicist or a mathematician maybe 500 years ago around the time of Newton when there were really fundamental things just lying around to be discovered. David Chalmers agodiscoverfundamental share on social
I think the existence of zombies would contradict certain laws of nature in our world. It seems to be a law of nature, in our world, that when you get a brain of a certain character you get consciousness going along with it. David Chalmers braincharacterconsciousness share on social
My interests started about in science and in mathematics; I always thought I was going to be a mathematician. David Chalmers interestmathematicianmathematics Change image and share on social
Here, the broader issues are already familiar, and discussion has focused at a more sophisticated and detailed level. Within the philosophy of mind, the problem of consciousness is no big news. David Chalmers bigbroadconsciousness Change image and share on social
I never expected this to catch on in the way it did! Of course similar observations have been made by any number of people, and the distinction is obvious to anyone who thinks about the subject a little. David Chalmers catchdistinctionexpect share on social
It probably helps that my background is in the sciences and I can speak the scientists' language. David Chalmers backgroundhelplanguage Change image and share on social
Things are still in early stages, but one can imagine that as we build up and systematize our theories of these associations, and try to boil them down to their core, the result might point us toward the sort of fundamental principles I advocate. David Chalmers advocateassociationboil share on social
People have managed to avert their eyes and hope for the best. David Chalmers averteyehope Change image and share on social
Although I'm Australian, I find myself much more in sympathy with the Austrian version! David Chalmers australianaustrianfind Change image and share on social
