Survey Results

Correlations

Consciousness: functionalism

Note: For philosophical questions with only two main suggested answers, only one answer (randomly selected) can be looked up for correlations.

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Strongest correlations with philosophical questions

r: 0.45
Mind: physicalism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 263 54
Reject 222 301
n: 840
p < 0.0001
r: 0.33
Other minds: future AI systems
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 178 108
Reject 148 314
n: 748
p < 0.0001
r: -0.33
Cosmological fine-tuning: design
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 8 206
Reject 105 259
n: 578
p < 0.0001
r: 0.32
Metaphilosophy: naturalism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 216 63
Reject 215 244
n: 738
p < 0.0001
r: -0.29
God: theism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 28 293
Reject 146 386
n: 853
p < 0.0001
r: -0.27
Morality: non-naturalism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 38 220
Reject 167 276
n: 701
p < 0.0001
r: 0.26
Practical reason: Humean
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 105 110
Reject 102 269
n: 586
p < 0.0001
r: 0.26
Chinese room: understands
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 89 162
Reject 56 386
n: 693
p < 0.0001
r: -0.26
Personal identity: further-fact view
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 27 251
Reject 110 343
n: 731
p < 0.0001
r: 0.26
Free will: compatibilism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 249 72
Reject 304 234
n: 859
p < 0.0001
r: -0.26
Free will: libertarianism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 26 294
Reject 143 394
n: 857
p < 0.0001
r: 0.26
Abortion: permissible
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 276 13
Reject 368 111
n: 768
p < 0.0001
r: -0.25
Hard problem of consciousness: yes
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 142 121
Reject 325 124
n: 712
p < 0.0001
r: 0.24
Causation: counterfactual/difference-making
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 126 118
Reject 124 256
n: 624
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
Personal identity: psychological view
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 174 106
Reject 207 248
n: 735
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
Extended mind: yes
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 172 88
Reject 179 230
n: 669
p < 0.0001
r: 0.21
Temporal ontology: eternalism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 108 89
Reject 124 208
n: 529
p < 0.0001
r: -0.21
Temporal ontology: presentism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 23 173
Reject 83 250
n: 529
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Metaontology: deflationary realism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 72 110
Reject 72 230
n: 484
p < 0.0001
r: -0.2
Zombies: metaphysically possible
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 70 228
Reject 174 295
n: 767
p < 0.0001
r: -0.2
Perceptual experience: qualia theory
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 23 238
Reject 97 292
n: 650
p < 0.0001
r: -0.2
Metaontology: heavyweight realism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 63 120
Reject 157 146
n: 486
p < 0.0001
r: -0.2
Meaning of life: objective
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 72 193
Reject 218 251
n: 734
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Cosmological fine-tuning: no fine-tuning
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 67 145
Reject 69 295
n: 576
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Cosmological fine-tuning: multiverse
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 54 158
Reject 48 318
n: 578
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Perceptual experience: representationalism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 160 104
Reject 162 228
n: 654
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
Time: A-theory
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 38 179
Reject 125 230
n: 572
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Normative ethics: consequentialism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 146 141
Reject 168 332
n: 787
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Meaning of life: subjective
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 127 139
Reject 150 318
n: 734
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Knowledge: empiricism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 184 87
Reject 223 225
n: 719
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Causation: primitive
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 33 208
Reject 109 268
n: 618
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Mind uploading: survival
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 112 144
Reject 113 318
n: 687
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Morality: constructivism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 66 195
Reject 81 361
n: 703
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Knowledge claims: invariantism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 67 210
Reject 164 298
n: 739
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Morality: expressivism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 45 216
Reject 36 408
n: 705
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Practical reason: Aristotelian
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 69 145
Reject 166 206
n: 586
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Units of selection: genes
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 106 62
Reject 117 149
n: 434
p: 0.0004
r: 0.17
Response to external-world skepticism: contextualist
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 41 209
Reject 36 360
n: 646
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Grounds of intentionality: primitive
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 15 189
Reject 51 252
n: 507
p: 0.0002
r: -0.16
Principle of sufficient reason: true
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 67 170
Reject 167 255
n: 659
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Morality: naturalist realism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 110 152
Reject 134 310
n: 706
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Meta-ethics: moral realism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 194 123
Reject 389 138
n: 844
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Arguments for theism: cosmological
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 48 181
Reject 118 270
n: 617
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Abstract objects: Platonism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 112 195
Reject 242 240
n: 789
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Properties: classes
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 37 153
Reject 30 322
n: 542
p: 0.0003
r: -0.15
Hume: skeptic
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 68 165
Reject 151 212
n: 596
p: 0.0002
r: 0.15
Laws of nature: Humean
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 119 165
Reject 136 365
n: 785
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Knowledge claims: contextualism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 174 104
Reject 235 229
n: 742
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Philosophical methods: empirical philosophy
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 242 81
Reject 316 205
n: 844
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Justification: nonreliabilist foundationalism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 55 182
Reject 136 262
n: 635
p: 0.0002
r: -0.15
Moral judgment: cognitivism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 213 91
Reject 406 113
n: 823
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Aesthetic value: objective
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 128 161
Reject 275 225
n: 789
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Grounds of intentionality: phenomenal
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 15 188
Reject 46 257
n: 506
p: 0.0011
r: 0.14
Teletransporter: survival
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 150 134
Reject 162 295
n: 741
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Interlevel metaphysics: realization
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 59 130
Reject 67 246
n: 502
p: 0.0019
r: 0.14
Truth: deflationary
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 96 203
Reject 117 380
n: 796
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Zombies: inconceivable
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 62 235
Reject 67 403
n: 767
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Time travel: metaphysically possible
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 133 114
Reject 180 234
n: 661
p: 0.0005
r: 0.13
Gender: social
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 213 70
Reject 304 164
n: 751
p: 0.0002
r: 0.13
Human genetic engineering: permissible
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 221 49
Reject 286 137
n: 693
p: 0.0005
r: 0.13
Philosophical methods: experimental philosophy
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 127 196
Reject 155 366
n: 844
p < 0.0001
r: -0.13
Gender: biological
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 80 195
Reject 171 300
n: 746
p: 0.0003
r: -0.13
Quantum mechanics: collapse
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 23 128
Reject 47 192
n: 390
p: 0.0089
r: 0.13
Zombies: conceivable but not metaphysically possible
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 146 153
Reject 178 293
n: 770
p: 0.0003
r: -0.13
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 47 144
Reject 127 188
n: 506
p: 0.0033
r: -0.12
Mental content: internalism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 72 223
Reject 146 314
n: 755
p: 0.0007
r: 0.12
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 93 113
Reject 104 199
n: 509
p: 0.0062
r: 0.12
Law: legal positivism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 73 73
Reject 112 176
n: 434
p: 0.0119
r: -0.12
Normative ethics: deontology
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 87 202
Reject 209 291
n: 789
p: 0.0008
r: 0.12
Response to external-world skepticism: semantic externalist
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 28 223
Reject 29 368
n: 648
p: 0.0027
r: 0.12
Other minds: current AI systems
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 12 274
Reject 13 449
n: 748
p: 0.0015
r: 0.11
Footbridge: push
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 100 207
Reject 113 387
n: 807
p: 0.0011
r: 0.11
Philosophical methods: formal philosophy
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 219 104
Reject 305 216
n: 844
p: 0.0009
r: -0.11
Belief or credence: belief
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 57 156
Reject 117 217
n: 547
p: 0.0083
r: 0.11
Grounds of intentionality: interpretational
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 43 162
Reject 37 266
n: 508
p: 0.0119
r: -0.11
Philosophical methods: intuition-based philosophy
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 162 161
Reject 305 216
n: 844
p: 0.0014
r: -0.11
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 193 124
Reject 384 142
n: 843
p: 0.0015
r: -0.11
Eating animals and animal products: omnivorism (yes and yes)
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 149 170
Reject 285 241
n: 845
p: 0.0019
r: 0.11
Political philosophy: egalitarianism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 154 116
Reject 200 228
n: 698
p: 0.0051
r: 0.11
Possible worlds: concrete
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 20 255
Reject 22 430
n: 727
p: 0.0043
r: -0.11
Gender categories: preserve
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 40 196
Reject 105 306
n: 647
p: 0.007
r: -0.11
Well-being: objective list
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 129 113
Reject 238 152
n: 632
p: 0.0078
r: -0.11
Material composition: restrictivism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 49 94
Reject 105 130
n: 378
p: 0.0411
r: -0.1
Arguments for theism: moral
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 14 213
Reject 46 339
n: 612
p: 0.0097
r: 0.1
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 40 203
Reject 53 337
n: 633
p: 0.0091
r: 0.1
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 41 110
Reject 40 199
n: 390
p: 0.0429
r: -0.1
Truth: correspondence
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 171 128
Reject 321 177
n: 797
p: 0.0055
r: -0.1
Other minds: newborn babies
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 245 41
Reject 411 51
n: 748
p: 0.0076
r: -0.1
Immortality: yes
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 128 150
Reject 243 215
n: 736
p: 0.009
r: -0.1
Aim of philosophy: goodness/justice
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 62 239
Reject 133 357
n: 791
p: 0.0071
r: 0.09
Eating animals and animal products: veganism (no and no)
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 74 245
Reject 98 429
n: 846
p: 0.0062
r: -0.09
Properties: transcendent universals
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 28 163
Reject 93 259
n: 543
p: 0.0289
r: -0.09
Politics: capitalism
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 83 171
Reject 159 252
n: 665
p: 0.0175
r: -0.09
Semantic content: minimalism (no more than a few)
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 15 211
Reject 44 278
n: 548
p: 0.0312
r: -0.09
Philosophical methods: conceptual analysis
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 223 100
Reject 401 120
n: 844
p: 0.008
r: -0.09
Theory of reference: descriptive
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 48 192
Reject 96 260
n: 596
p: 0.0262
r: -0.09
Response to external-world skepticism: dogmatist
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 27 221
Reject 71 329
n: 648
p: 0.0215
r: -0.09
Aim of philosophy: wisdom
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 83 218
Reject 178 315
n: 794
p: 0.0111
r: 0.09
True contradictions: possible but non-actual
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 13 222
Reject 16 401
n: 652
p: 0.0221
r: 0.09
Race: social
Consciousness: functionalism Accept Reject
Accept 207 82
Reject 322 161
n: 772
p: 0.0148

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: -0.22
AOS: Philosophy of Religion
Consciousness: functionalism Yes No
Accept 11 324
Reject 82 473
n: 890
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Philosopher: Lewis
Consciousness: functionalism Yes No
Accept 44 207
Reject 42 380
n: 673
p: 0.0013
r: 0.12
AOS: Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Consciousness: functionalism Yes No
Accept 54 281
Reject 45 510
n: 890
p: 0.0002
r: 0.12
Philosopher: Davidson
Consciousness: functionalism Yes No
Accept 16 235
Reject 8 414
n: 673
p: 0.0024
r: -0.11
AOS: Metaphysics
Consciousness: functionalism Yes No
Accept 71 264
Reject 161 394
n: 890
p: 0.0006
r: 0.11
Philosopher: Hume
Consciousness: functionalism Yes No
Accept 67 184
Reject 73 349
n: 673
p: 0.003
r: 0.11
Other demographics: YOB
Consciousness: functionalism Yes No
Accept 158 159
Reject 245 280
n: 842
p: 0.001
r: 0.11
Philosopher: ramsey
Consciousness: functionalism Yes No
Accept 5 246
Reject 0 422
n: 673
p: 0.0044
r: 0.09
Philosopher: Carnap
Consciousness: functionalism Yes No
Accept 25 226
Reject 22 400
n: 673
p: 0.0165
r: -0.09
Philosopher: Descartes
Consciousness: functionalism Yes No
Accept 8 243
Reject 27 395
n: 673
p: 0.0203
r: -0.09
Philosopher: Moore
Consciousness: functionalism Yes No
Accept 6 245
Reject 24 398
n: 673
p: 0.025
r: 0.09
Region of nationality: Oceania
Consciousness: functionalism Yes No
Accept 27 292
Reject 22 507
n: 848
p: 0.0128
r: -0.09
Region of affiliation: United States
Consciousness: functionalism Yes No
Accept 179 156
Reject 339 217
n: 891
p: 0.0109
r: 0.08
Region of affiliation: Oceania
Consciousness: functionalism Yes No
Accept 27 308
Reject 23 533
n: 891
p: 0.0128
r: 0.08
Philosopher: Putnam
Consciousness: functionalism Yes No
Accept 17 234
Reject 9 413
n: 673
p: 0.0391
r: -0.08
Philosopher: Plato
Consciousness: functionalism Yes No
Accept 13 238
Reject 29 393
n: 673
p: 0.0414
r: 0.08
Region of PhD: Europe
Consciousness: functionalism Yes No
Accept 26 232
Reject 32 372
n: 662
p: 0.0442
r: 0.08
Philosopher: Peirce
Consciousness: functionalism Yes No
Accept 9 242
Reject 5 417
n: 673
p: 0.0496
r: -0.07
AOS: 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Consciousness: functionalism Yes No
Accept 23 312
Reject 67 488
n: 890
p: 0.0353
r: 0.07
AOS: Decision Theory
Consciousness: functionalism Yes No
Accept 16 319
Reject 15 540
n: 890
p: 0.0448