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Thu Feb-15-07 04:25 PM
Response to Reply #74 |
| 77. I didn't imply we know nothing. |
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Where did you get that from?
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| -This is a thread for asking big questions. |
Heaven and Earth |
Feb-11-07 07:19 PM |
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My turn. Great questions. I wish I had answers. We are a tiny grain of sand in the universe. |
Radio_Lady |
Feb-11-07 07:25 PM |
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My answers |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Feb-11-07 07:26 PM |
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Consciousness grows? |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-11-07 07:36 PM |
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If you do not understand my concept on the nature |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Feb-11-07 07:41 PM |
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Consciousness is the epiphenomial result of the functioning of our brains |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-11-07 07:53 PM |
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Consciousness is more than a brain function |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Feb-11-07 08:02 PM |
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What does it mean to say a rock has consciousness? |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-11-07 08:05 PM |
#9 |
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Never been in a sweatlodge, have you? |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Feb-12-07 06:31 AM |
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How helpful. |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-12-07 06:40 AM |
#17 |
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Defining terms |
Tormenta |
Feb-14-07 11:18 AM |
#38 |
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I have been is a sweatlodge. Several times in fact, and once after a pipe ceremony. |
Evoman |
Feb-14-07 11:01 AM |
#36 |
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Did you mean "epiphenomenal"? |
Tormenta |
Feb-12-07 01:29 PM |
#21 |
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Yes, goddamn spell checked that and still copied it wrong |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-12-07 01:35 PM |
#22 |
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But... |
Tormenta |
Feb-12-07 01:44 PM |
#23 |
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Eh? |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-12-07 01:53 PM |
#24 |
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This subject line thing is annoying. |
Tormenta |
Feb-12-07 02:16 PM |
#25 |
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I don't think you are getting the point |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-12-07 02:29 PM |
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Reciprocal to what? |
Tormenta |
Feb-12-07 08:37 PM |
#29 |
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Sigh |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-13-07 06:32 AM |
#31 |
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Ah, the old condescending sigh... |
Tormenta |
Feb-13-07 10:57 PM |
#33 |
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Sigh again then |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-14-07 05:10 AM |
#34 |
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What if? |
Tormenta |
Feb-14-07 11:10 AM |
#37 |
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We know enough |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 08:07 AM |
#45 |
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There's a whole lot we don't know. |
Tormenta |
Feb-15-07 11:01 AM |
#47 |
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No |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 12:34 PM |
#48 |
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Mental ping pong |
Tormenta |
Feb-15-07 01:52 PM |
#49 |
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Eh? |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 03:26 PM |
#53 |
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"Nothing suggests anything other than purely material." |
redqueen |
Feb-15-07 03:34 PM |
#55 |
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Hell, you tell me what you understand |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 03:39 PM |
#57 |
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Do you not agree, that looking back through history |
redqueen |
Feb-15-07 03:52 PM |
#60 |
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Can you give me a reason why we are not? |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 03:57 PM |
#63 |
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Are you upset? I'm not upset... I'm only asking... |
redqueen |
Feb-15-07 04:15 PM |
#70 |
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It is equally unhelpful to pretend we know nothing and argue from ignorance |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 04:22 PM |
#74 |
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I didn't imply we know nothing. |
redqueen |
Feb-15-07 04:25 PM |
#77 |
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It is the only argument I have seen |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 04:29 PM |
#80 |
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We don't know everything = we know nothing? |
redqueen |
Feb-15-07 04:30 PM |
#83 |
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That is the general gist |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 04:32 PM |
#86 |
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Are you referring to something someone else said? N/t |
redqueen |
Feb-15-07 04:36 PM |
#89 |
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Possibly |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 04:41 PM |
#91 |
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"Modus operandi"? |
redqueen |
Feb-15-07 04:45 PM |
#93 |
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The irony is killing me. |
Evoman |
Feb-15-07 03:58 PM |
#64 |
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So would you say that nobody is responsible for their actions? |
redqueen |
Feb-15-07 04:11 PM |
#68 |
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I am not going down this route |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 04:14 PM |
#69 |
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That is a matter of opinion. n/t |
redqueen |
Feb-15-07 04:17 PM |
#71 |
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No, it is not |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 04:20 PM |
#73 |
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So it's irrelevant, because you say so? |
redqueen |
Feb-15-07 04:24 PM |
#76 |
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Okay, you tell me why it is relevant |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 04:26 PM |
#78 |
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You're asking that |
redqueen |
Feb-15-07 04:30 PM |
#81 |
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If you are actually interested in an answer |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 04:31 PM |
#85 |
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Yes, I am curious. |
redqueen |
Feb-15-07 04:36 PM |
#88 |
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No, it's more the case that |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 04:39 PM |
#90 |
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Excellent quote! |
Tormenta |
Feb-15-07 04:55 PM |
#95 |
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C. W. Leadbeater |
redqueen |
Feb-15-07 05:02 PM |
#96 |
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Oh dear |
Tormenta |
Feb-15-07 04:45 PM |
#92 |
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Point out an ad hominem |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 04:53 PM |
#94 |
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Last try |
Tormenta |
Feb-15-07 05:36 PM |
#99 |
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Ad hominem is not a personal attack |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 06:11 PM |
#102 |
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Ok, I lied. |
Tormenta |
Feb-15-07 07:02 PM |
#105 |
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New understanding could |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 08:26 PM |
#108 |
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Can you? |
Tormenta |
Feb-16-07 01:09 PM |
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That's what I've been doing |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-16-07 01:24 PM |
#124 |
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The last wheeze |
Tormenta |
Feb-16-07 02:53 PM |
#128 |
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I hate it when people respond with no intention of continuing |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-16-07 03:43 PM |
#130 |
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OK, here's a couple of big one's.. |
TRYPHO |
Feb-11-07 07:47 PM |
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Because striving for happiness gives some room in case of accident, perhaps? |
muriel_volestrangler |
Feb-12-07 08:19 AM |
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Law of unintended consequences |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-12-07 09:07 AM |
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Meh |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-11-07 07:47 PM |
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Is nihilism really such an awful thing? |
toddaa |
Feb-11-07 08:05 PM |
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Hold on a second... |
TRYPHO |
Feb-11-07 08:32 PM |
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Here's an article. |
trotsky |
Feb-11-07 08:58 PM |
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Fantastic!! |
TRYPHO |
Feb-13-07 09:48 PM |
#32 |
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Relativity is a bitch to comprehend |
toddaa |
Feb-11-07 09:14 PM |
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Nihilism comes in different flavors... |
redqueen |
Feb-15-07 03:38 PM |
#56 |
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Q & A |
varkam |
Feb-11-07 09:51 PM |
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My take on yours: |
redqueen |
Feb-15-07 03:42 PM |
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Then how can you say you believe it exists |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 03:52 PM |
#61 |
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Semantics? |
redqueen |
Feb-15-07 04:08 PM |
#67 |
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Right |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 04:17 PM |
#72 |
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No... |
redqueen |
Feb-15-07 04:22 PM |
#75 |
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So |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 04:30 PM |
#82 |
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No... |
redqueen |
Feb-15-07 04:31 PM |
#84 |
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Then you seem to be making god synonymous for 'everything' |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 04:33 PM |
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Not saying it's synonymous... |
redqueen |
Feb-15-07 05:15 PM |
#98 |
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Random_Australian! A & Q! |
Random_Australian |
Feb-12-07 12:34 AM |
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Is understanding others even possible? |
bryant69 |
Feb-12-07 08:24 AM |
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Solipsist |
toddaa |
Feb-12-07 05:20 PM |
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Why are humans so arrogant that they think omnipotent gods would care one whit about them? |
Zhade |
Feb-12-07 05:32 PM |
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Same reason they think aliens want to study our anuses |
toddaa |
Feb-12-07 09:01 PM |
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My question is what is in in humans |
TallahasseeGrannie |
Feb-14-07 10:58 AM |
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That's a very good question. |
Tormenta |
Feb-14-07 11:52 AM |
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If you watch as much Star Trek as I do |
TallahasseeGrannie |
Feb-14-07 01:33 PM |
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Interesting |
Tormenta |
Feb-14-07 01:59 PM |
#41 |
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Never seen a single episode of Star Trek? |
TRYPHO |
Feb-14-07 05:27 PM |
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Ah, the Borg |
TallahasseeGrannie |
Feb-15-07 07:31 AM |
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Thank you |
Tormenta |
Feb-15-07 10:11 AM |
#46 |
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I love Deep Space and Voyager |
TallahasseeGrannie |
Feb-15-07 07:30 AM |
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Is it really a human need to examine issues and gain knowledge? |
Evoman |
Feb-15-07 02:32 PM |
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Humans have done it throughout history. |
Tormenta |
Feb-15-07 03:21 PM |
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I doubt it |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 03:30 PM |
#54 |
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Human INDIVIDUALS and GROUPS have done it through out history. |
Evoman |
Feb-15-07 03:44 PM |
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Hilarious! |
Tormenta |
Feb-15-07 05:43 PM |
#100 |
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Excellent point |
TallahasseeGrannie |
Feb-16-07 07:52 AM |
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Why isn't the following just innately understood? |
redqueen |
Feb-15-07 03:23 PM |
#52 |
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The big question I pursue |
Az |
Feb-15-07 03:53 PM |
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Ever read anything by Jiddu Krishnamurti? |
PreacherCasey |
Feb-15-07 04:01 PM |
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Hmm... |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 04:02 PM |
#66 |
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Initially |
Az |
Feb-15-07 04:27 PM |
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I'm no expert on child psychology.... |
TRYPHO |
Feb-15-07 05:04 PM |
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Just wondering |
Tormenta |
Feb-15-07 05:48 PM |
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It's basically a collection of chemically controlled gates |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 06:15 PM |
#103 |
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So what causes the activity? |
Tormenta |
Feb-15-07 07:05 PM |
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It is matter obeying the laws of physics |
Az |
Feb-15-07 07:11 PM |
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So do apples and waterfalls have a mind? |
Tormenta |
Feb-15-07 09:36 PM |
#112 |
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No - does that somehow prove that there is something magical going on inside our heads? |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 09:53 PM |
#116 |
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No but they operate by the same laws of physics that our brain does |
Az |
Feb-15-07 10:03 PM |
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Would you ask the same question if I dropped a stone? |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 08:28 PM |
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I don't understand your question. |
Tormenta |
Feb-15-07 09:40 PM |
#113 |
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I can't make it any simpler |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 09:54 PM |
#117 |
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Laws of physics |
Az |
Feb-15-07 06:15 PM |
#104 |
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Plus a little "magic" |
TRYPHO |
Feb-15-07 08:39 PM |
#110 |
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Magic is a presumption |
Az |
Feb-15-07 08:50 PM |
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Who choreographed the dance? |
Tormenta |
Feb-15-07 09:43 PM |
#114 |
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Who cares? |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-15-07 09:50 PM |
#115 |
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Who said there had to be a who |
Az |
Feb-15-07 10:02 PM |
#118 |
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Absolutely |
Tormenta |
Feb-16-07 12:38 PM |
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Erm, the point is that it does |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-16-07 01:11 PM |
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Nope |
Tormenta |
Feb-16-07 01:31 PM |
#125 |
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Eh? |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-16-07 01:35 PM |
#126 |
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Going around in circles |
Tormenta |
Feb-16-07 02:29 PM |
#127 |
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Then could you choose a definition and stick with it? |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-16-07 03:30 PM |
#129 |
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Science takes time |
Az |
Feb-16-07 04:09 PM |
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Question |
Tormenta |
Feb-17-07 09:40 AM |
#132 |
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Vector? |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-17-07 10:00 AM |
#133 |
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No, not really |
Az |
Feb-17-07 10:49 AM |
#134 |
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What evidence? |
Tormenta |
Feb-17-07 11:30 AM |
#135 |
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Tests |
Az |
Feb-17-07 12:06 PM |
#136 |
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Thank you |
Tormenta |
Feb-17-07 12:38 PM |
#138 |
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Cycles much? |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-17-07 12:44 PM |
#139 |
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That's what I said. |
Tormenta |
Feb-17-07 12:53 PM |
#140 |
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The point is that how do you classify what a thought is without any activity? |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-17-07 01:19 PM |
#141 |
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What do you mean by "classifying a thought"? |
Tormenta |
Feb-17-07 01:28 PM |
#142 |
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What synergy? |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-17-07 01:35 PM |
#143 |
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Because |
Tormenta |
Feb-17-07 01:54 PM |
#144 |
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Energy is a specific thing |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-18-07 07:32 AM |
#149 |
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Einstein |
Tormenta |
Feb-18-07 10:35 AM |
#156 |
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Sigh |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-18-07 10:45 AM |
#158 |
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You seem a little paranoid. |
Tormenta |
Feb-18-07 11:01 AM |
#161 |
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Now I'm paranoid? Just how weak are your ideas that discussing THEM is such an issue? |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-18-07 11:11 AM |
#163 |
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yeah, it did seem so |
Tormenta |
Feb-18-07 12:00 PM |
#165 |
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Right whatever |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-18-07 12:39 PM |
#166 |
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There are different portions of the brain |
Az |
Feb-17-07 02:04 PM |
#145 |
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More questions |
Tormenta |
Feb-17-07 02:19 PM |
#146 |
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There are neurologists who spend their lives trying to understand... |
TRYPHO |
Feb-17-07 05:36 PM |
#147 |
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Ah, now there's a beautiful post! |
Tormenta |
Feb-17-07 10:47 PM |
#148 |
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Computers are sufficient for computing |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-18-07 07:36 AM |
#150 |
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What "mystical agents" are you talking about? |
Tormenta |
Feb-18-07 10:04 AM |
#152 |
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"thought" "consciousness" |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-18-07 10:20 AM |
#154 |
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So... |
Tormenta |
Feb-18-07 10:54 AM |
#160 |
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This is the point |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-18-07 11:06 AM |
#162 |
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What the hell I'm doing. |
Tormenta |
Feb-18-07 11:42 AM |
#164 |
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No you're not |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-18-07 01:00 PM |
#167 |
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I find that rather arrogant |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-18-07 07:41 AM |
#151 |
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I find your subject line rather ironic. |
Tormenta |
Feb-18-07 10:16 AM |
#153 |
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I am arrogant now am I? |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-18-07 10:21 AM |
#155 |
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Who is doing that? |
Tormenta |
Feb-18-07 10:38 AM |
#157 |
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I already explained that |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-18-07 10:48 AM |
#159 |
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Hmmm...lets take this slowly... |
TRYPHO |
Feb-18-07 09:19 PM |
#168 |
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I have already answered this |
cyborg_jim |
Feb-17-07 12:22 PM |
#137 |
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Why, |
BuffyTheFundieSlayer |
Feb-19-07 01:50 AM |
#169 |
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