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Good question- I'm never sure if it means 'In My Humble Opinion', or 'In My
Honest Opinion'.
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> From: chuck
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>
> "Wade T.Smith" wrote:
>
> > On 05/23/00 08:34, Vincent Campbell said this-
> >
> > >Let us assume that animals have beliefs, requiring them in order to
> act.
> >
> > Vs. Let us assume that humans have no beliefs, and do not require them
> in
> > order to act.
> >
> > And we can look at this side of things with much more ease, due to
> animal
> > behaviors that closely approach cultural actions (tic-picking,
> > food-sharing, courtship rituals) much more readily than we can look at
> > the first side of things, with all its rampant anthropomorphisizing of
> > these same behaviors.
> >
> > There is a _possibility_ that all we as humans do is below, or
> > unconstrained, or unneeding of consciousness, and that what we are
> > actually feeling is just that- feelings- arousals from the senses that
> > could be completely ignored with little consequence. Enlightenment is
> > numbness. Memes are dross left over from unheeded feelings, spilled
> milk,
> > and culture is all apology and contrition, and ritual explanation.
> >
> > It is more fruitful, IMHO, to look from this perspective- man as
> > reflected and reflecting feeler in an otherwise automatic realm. It
> > explains many things.
> >
> > And in many ways, it keeps us more continuous on this earth. And it
> loses
> > the soul, and good riddance.
>
> I sometimes tend towards this direction, but I am always dissuaded by the
> ability of some people - like Bhuddist monks - to actually decide to
> control
> what are ordinarily automatic body functions - like heart beat. Something
> else is afoot here that gives me pause.k
>
> BTW, what is "IMHO".
>
> >
> > - Wade
> >
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