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David Chalmers Quotes

«Those are what I call the easy problems, not because they're trivial, but because they fall within the standard methods of the cognitive sciences.»
«You have a different kind of experience -- a different quality of experience -- when you see red, when you see green, when you hear middle C, when you taste chocolate. Whenever you're conscious, whenever you have a subjective experience, it feels like something.»
«Sacred texts are universal and their truths are eternal. There is not a thing that we sing that doesn't have our personal conviction.»
«Any sacred text comes alive in a unique way when it is sung, and composers from Gregorian chant to the present day have known that.»
«They are dedicating a large part of their lives to this choir. Any gift from God is meant to be shared.»
«Those things in a way didn't need to evolve. They were part of the fundamental furniture of the world all along.»
«Almost everyone agrees that there will be very strong correlations between what's in the brain and consciousness,»
«Almost everyone agrees that there will be very strong correlations between what's in the brain and consciousness, ... The question is what kind of explanation that will give you. We want more than correlation, we want explanation -- how and why do brain process give rise to consciousness? That's the big mystery.»
«Almost everyone agrees that there will be very strong correlations between what's in the brain and consciousness. The question is what kind of explanation that will give you. We want more than correlation, we want explanation -- how and why do brain process give rise to consciousness? That's the big mystery.»
«I think it's a stupendous piece. I'm frankly a little surprised that it's not done more often because the music is so wonderful. The writing, especially for wind instruments, is extraordinary. He was just very expressive of the text and very inventive. So there's a wonderful sort of genius use of different styles and an ingenious use of the orchestra. I'm excited that we're doing it because I think people need to hear this piece.»