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Hi Joe Dees -
>But I was discussing the structure and function of subjectivity, and the
>necessary and sufficient conditions for its genesis and development, not
>quantum whatever.
Now, that seems like something I could use. (Yeah, that other offer looks
like it's dissipating....)
"What's your view about the necessary and sufficient conditions for
self-referential consciousness, and where and what were the tipping
points for it?"
Because I really need a nifty phrase to substitute for 'Godelian
Threshold', which could well be something Scotty has to bypass by
reversing the flow....
- Wade
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