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| ABC |
 Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:11 pm |
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Yes, if people believe that a computer-generated virtual reality can
*know itself* as phenomenal properties, then such is part of the
brain's neural activity in itself: being a microcosm and subject. |
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| ABC |
| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:16 pm |
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Yes, if people believe that a computer-generated virtual reality can
*know itself* as phenomenal properties, then such is part of the
brain's neural activity in itself: being a microcosm and subject. |
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| Sir Frederick |
| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:30 pm |
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On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:11:20 -0700, ABC <radius@inmail24.com> wrote:
[quote:dab94bc7ee]Yes, if people believe that a computer-generated virtual reality can
*know itself* as phenomenal properties, then such is part of the
brain's neural activity in itself: being a microcosm and subject.
"Believing" has nothing to do with it.[/quote:dab94bc7ee]
"Believing" does influence our stories, but then our stories are
functional BS. |
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| tooly |
| Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:34 pm |
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"ABC" <radius@inmail24.com> wrote in message
news:1182280608.222096.159610@n2g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
[quote:eaa672a7fe]Yes, if people believe that a computer-generated virtual reality can
*know itself* as phenomenal properties, then such is part of the
brain's neural activity in itself: being a microcosm and subject.
[/quote:eaa672a7fe]
It was once described to me, there demarked areas of consciousness during a
lifetime, in stages of experience.
First there is the visionary stage, which entails dreaming and planning
Second is the action stage where one is in the actual motion of
accomplishing the plan.
Finally, there is the memory stage where one savors the...well, the memory.
Each entails unique experience.
This loose demarcation can be applied specific life experience or to the
general life span itself I think, and perhaps in an even larger application
in abstraction to the understanding of sentient being?
I was thinking of an example, when I was a kid, we'd strive toward the
championship in the local little league [whatever sport, doesn't matter].
Years, later, I wonder why it seemed so important to us at the time. Now of
course, it only a memory. And we savor our memories of course. But we had
to be pretty innocent and rather 'dumb' to see any importance in such a
struggle. As they say, there's a billion Chinese who could care less, hehe.
There's a topic in this...just don't have time right now... |
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