Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id CAA06304 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 10 Jan 2002 02:44:15 GMT X-Originating-IP: [137.110.248.206] From: "Grant Callaghan" <grantc4@hotmail.com> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: RE: playing at suicide Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 18:39:46 -0800 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: <LAW2-F82pggjPgGTsk10001cd37@hotmail.com> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Jan 2002 02:39:46.0497 (UTC) FILETIME=[111B9B10:01C19980] Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
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>Richard,
>Does the whistling teapot need to be poured?
>Joachim
>
>At 01:15 PM 1/9/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>><<Almost any mother can listen to her baby and tell you if it wants milk,
>>a
>>diaper change, or just some attention. She knows because the baby
>>communicated the want or need to her. If the baby didn't know it had the
>>need, it wouldn't be able to express it.>>
>>
>>Does a whistling teapot know it needs to be poured?
>>
Are babies no more conscious than a teapot? Do you know when you're hungry?
How do you know? Do you find ways to solve the problem? I suspect there
are times when you could solve the problem by whistling. ;-)>
Grant
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