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Re:Is particle physics dead, dying, or just hard? by im3w1l on Monday February 09, 2026 @11:45PM (#46955493)
I've thought about this possibility but come to reject it. If mind-matter interactions did not exist, then matter could not detect the presence of mind. And if the brain cannot detect the mind then we wouldn't be able to talk or write about the mind.
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Re:Is particle physics dead, dying, or just hard? by meindnoch on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @12:34AM (#46955778)
Or, the mind is in spectator mode?
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Re:Is particle physics dead, dying, or just hard? by skeptic_ai on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @09:33AM (#46960170)
From a physics point of view should be as every effect is caused by previous state. And next tick is always next tick, except quantum bacause has some randomness, but let’s assume it’s a seeded randomness.

I think every tick is predictable from previous state. Inevitable. Therefore I really like how you put it: mind is just spectating.

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Re:Is particle physics dead, dying, or just hard? by Dylan16807 on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @09:38PM (#46970067)
That doesn't answer the question though.

If a rock starts moving in one tick, it affects other things in the next tick. Despite being deterministic, that rock is not a spectator.

So if the mind is a spectator, it's not for that reason, it's some other reason.

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Re:Is particle physics dead, dying, or just hard? by skeptic_ai on Saturday February 14, 2026 @04:52AM (#47013199)
But the rock moves that way because of the previous tick. Doesn’t “just start” or do something that’s not fitting with previous tick state
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Re:Is particle physics dead, dying, or just hard? by Dylan16807 on Saturday February 14, 2026 @05:01PM (#47018807)
Yes. That doesn't make it a spectator. The rock is a participant in the predetermined progression.

The "spectator mode" thing you replied to was a totally different concept, where the "mind" is some weird parasite to your brain and you'd walk and talk the same even if you didn't have a "mind". Which is quite a weird idea in my opinion.

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