Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id CAA03903 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 5 Oct 2000 02:56:50 +0100 Subject: Re: the conscious universe Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 21:53:53 -0400 x-sender: wsmith1@camail2.harvard.edu x-mailer: Claris Emailer 2.0v3, Claritas Est Veritas From: "Wade T.Smith" <wade_smith@harvard.edu> To: "Memetics Discussion List" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Message-ID: <20001005015352.AAA29858@camailp.harvard.edu@[204.96.32.169]> Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Hi Joe E. Dees --
>I believe that panpsychism is a religious assumption which only
>serves to forestall further exploration into the structure, function and
>prerequisites of consciousness by erroneously contending that an
>answer is already known in spite of the absence of evidence for it,
>when in fact it is a principle which must be believed-in, because it
>cannot be known.
Perfect.
And, one can replace 'panpsychism' (what a woo-woo word _that_ is...!)
with just about anything else from the newage and occult and spiritual
realms, including but in no way limited to, astrology, homeopathy,
metaphysics, channeling, clairvoyance, astral travel, reincarnation, and
alien abduction....
One can also replace 'consciousness' with 'gaining knowledge of the
universe' in all instances....
- Wade
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