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Re: Just a bunch of chemicals with the illusion of life

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From: Jeff Baldwin
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 00:00
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"dog" <dog@dog.net.uk> wrote:

I received a virus from internet that wiped me out. I'm just coming
back on line (slowly). I want to continue this thread but fear that
I've missed something.... and I'm **WAY** behind schedule on other
matters. I'll post in more detail later after recovery is complete.

[...]
>so forth. consciousness can thus be seen to be a reflective mechanism: you
[...]

Someone posted to me that consciousness is choices. That was a
definition with a proactive nature. Yours is a definition with a
passive nature. Active versus reactive. Interesting, is it not? I
think you're both right.... and both quite mistaken in your
conclusions based upon the limited and constricted definitions which
you allow yourselves. More later.

Jeff Baldwin
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From: mvcs@gramercy.ios.com (Jeff Baldwin)
Subject: Re: Just a bunch of chemicals with the illusion of life
Date: 1996/12/28
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