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Resolving the evolutionary paradox of consciousness link.springer.com Apr 1, 2024 5 facts
claimThe author argues that the Maya thought experiment does not demonstrate that someone experiencing pain for the first time would immediately predict that the sensation is inherently repulsive and must be avoided.
claimThe author argues that the Maya thought experiment fails because it conflates the sensation of pain with the visceral invocation of bodily harm, specifically a nail through the foot.
claimThe author contends that even if a modified thought experiment removed the imagery of bodily harm, it would still be impossible to consider pain in isolation because humans have a lifetime of associations between pain and bodily harm.
accountSiri Hustvedt Mørch uses a thought experiment involving a girl named Maya, who has a congenital insensitivity to pain that is suddenly cured, to argue that pain has intrinsic phenomenal powers. Upon feeling pain for the first time after stepping on a nail, Maya would immediately understand that the sensation is repulsive and should be avoided, without needing to learn this through repeated associations.
claimThe author claims that the thought experiment involving a character named Maya, which is central to Siri Mørch's argument for the phenomenal powers theory, is flawed.
Ancient Roots of Today's Emerging Renaissance in ... link.springer.com 1 fact
accountAncient American societies, including urban societies that utilized writing such as the Maya, embraced psychoactive ritualism to an exceptional degree.
The Evolution of Diet - National Geographic nationalgeographic.com 1 fact
claimDiabetes was virtually unknown among the Maya of Central America until the 1950s, but rates have skyrocketed as they switched to a Western diet high in sugars.
What Western medicine can learn from the ancient history of ... - BBC bbc.com Sep 11, 2024 1 fact
claimCelidwen, a researcher of indigenous Nahua and Maya descent, states that while Western belief focuses on using psychoactive drugs to treat mental health disturbances, indigenous use encompasses everyday practices, rituals, and ceremonies, such as consulting a medicine practitioner when something of value is lost.
Hallucinogenic Plant - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics sciencedirect.com 1 fact
claimMaya and Aztec people used magic mushrooms, peyote cactus, and other psychedelic plants and fungi in group ceremonies to achieve intoxication.
The Evolution of Human Nutrition carta.anthropogeny.org Dec 7, 2012 1 fact
claimChildren of Maya migrants to the city of Merida, Mexico, and to the United States tend to be overweight, a condition that, combined with the population's characteristic shortness, presents risks for poor health.