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

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From: Samson
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 00:00

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In article <58tvfi$c1f@nnrp2.farm.idt.net>, mvcs@gramercy.ios.com (Jeff
Baldwin) wrote:

> Given: Life/conciousness/mind is nothing more than chemical reactions.
> Then:
> 1) Why/how did/does subjective perception "come to be"?
> 2) If mind and all its attributes are mere checmical reactions with
> deterministic, material (and therefore objective) origin, then why
> does subjective perception at times differ (and markedly so) from
> objective reality?
> 3) Why does "the subjective" (in humans only?) strive to "objectify"
> itself?

Read Dennett's _Conciousness Explained_ for some good (pseudo)answers to
all these questions and more...

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smisch@tiac.net (emoticons implied by context)

'Where in the world are lunatics allowed to bathe naked in the moonlight?' -- R.D. Laing

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From: staring@my.screen (Samson)
Subject: Re: Just a bunch of chemicals with the illusion of life
Date: 1996/12/14
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