A surprisingly large number of unsettled questions in philosophy arise from the difficulty of meshing:
A. our theoretical understanding of what things are "really" like (physics, atoms, etc.)
with
B. our direct, first-hand experiences as humans.
Examples:
(1) Ethics - most people experience a visceral feeling that some things are inherently and universally morally wrong (e.g., murdering children). Yet it's unclear what, in the universe of atoms (or in physics), could make (o...
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