Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id MAA00697 (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 12:24:32 +0100 Message-ID: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3101745A72@inchna.stir.ac.uk> From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk> To: "'memetics@mmu.ac.uk'" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Subject: RE: the conscious universe Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 12:21:57 +0100 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
>Only in philosophy does a rank outsider think he's perfectly
entitled
>to stand up and spout off without having bothered to take one class
or
>read one book -- or one paper -- in the relevant area.
Name me one author other than Velmans you've cited in all your invective
that demonstrate's your superior knowledge in this area to mine.
>I just wrote a couple of paragraphs, then deleted them. I'm tired
of
>this. If you're so keen to stick with your current views, why
should I
>bother?
I could easily say the same of you.
>My last word on this subject: IF you're really interested in
consciousness
>for its own sake, rather than just as a tool to bash what you view
as
>non-rationality, then get Max Velmans' book Understanding
Consciousness.
I'll look out for it. How about reading Dennet or Pinker on consciousness?
You can do more than read books that you agree with you know. Somehow I
doubt this'll be your last word, since you stated some time ago that you
were going off to write your book, and then kept on posting anyway.
>That paragraph is more seriously abusive than anything I've
written.
>I don't know why you felt it appropriate to react that way, and I'm
not
>going to speculate. Bye for now.
I treated it that way because for the umpteenth time you reacted to a
serious question with an abusive accusation of stupidity rather than
actually dealing with the question.
Vincent
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