Re: mysticism etc

From: Robin Faichney (robin@reborntechnology.co.uk)
Date: Fri Sep 22 2000 - 09:15:17 BST

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From: Robin Faichney <robin@reborntechnology.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: mysticism etc
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    On Thu, Sep 21, 2000 at 07:30:21PM -0500, Joe E. Dees wrote:
    > >
    > > I've never heard or read anyone claim to have "felt" the consciousness
    > > of the universe. You persist in your delusion that you and the universe
    > > are two different things. The insight is that there's no good reason to
    > > take that view. If you're conscious, the universe is conscious.
    > >
    > If we're conscious, then discrete systemic parts of the universe are
    > (sufficiently complex to be) conscious.

    "Discrete systemic" is an oxymoron. To take the systems view is to stop
    pretending that parts are discrete. 

    -- 
Robin Faichney

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