Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id JAA24184 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Tue, 3 Oct 2000 09:52:18 +0100 Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2000 09:34:59 +0100 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: the conscious universe Message-ID: <20001003093459.B1129@reborntechnology.co.uk> References: <20001001195133.AAA1511@camailp.harvard.edu@[204.96.32.187]>; <20001002095533.B662@reborntechnology.co.uk> <200010030127.VAA23997@mail0.lig.bellsouth.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <200010030127.VAA23997@mail0.lig.bellsouth.net>; from joedees@bellsouth.net on Mon, Oct 02, 2000 at 08:31:50PM -0500 From: Robin Faichney <robin@reborntechnology.co.uk> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Mon, Oct 02, 2000 at 08:31:50PM -0500, Joe E. Dees wrote:
> Yeah, except for one small detail; the world isn't as uniform as the
> pencil. People and animals are experientially quite different to us
> from rocks and running water.
But do we ever experience their consciousness? I don't think so.
I say we take it on faith -- and that's exactly as it should be.
Skepticism ultimately falls into solipsism.
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