Consciousness

The meta-problem of consciousness

Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The meta-problem of consciousness examines why we perceive consciousness as enigmatic and challenging to explain. Philosopher David J. Chalmers defines it as “the problem of explaining why we think that there is a problem of consciousness.” PhilPapers Distinguishing […]

Panpsychism: Can it explain human consciousness

Epigraph: وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ ۖ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا  And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ (Al Quran 17:85) Written and collected by Zia […]

Artificial Intelligence and Afterlife?

Epigraph: وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ ۖ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا  And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my […]