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From: Bruce Gregory
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00

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[From Bruce Gregory (990428.1127 EDT)]

Rick Marken (990428.0730)

> What does the fact that organisms (like ants) control many
> perceptions simultaneously have to do with the fact that
> organisms sometimes coerce other organisms? Why is PCT an
> "enlightened position" when one is explaining the behavior of
> ants but not an enlightened position when explaining the
> behavior of a person who controls the behavior of another
> person using force or the credible threat thereof?

I'm afraid the point is too subtle for you. Just chalk it up to my
distorted view of reality. You will anyway and we can save a lot of time
by arriving at this inevitable conclusion at the outset.


Bruce Gregory

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