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Forum: Off Topic Forum 15th July 2014, 05:24 PM
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Posted By Paul Myers
Re: My Blind Friend, And What That Means

Claude,

Among the dozens of places I lived at various points in my youth was the small town of Silver Creek, New York. It is notable for two things: The annual Grape Festival and the "Hole-Parker"...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 15th July 2014, 05:07 PM
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Posted By Paul Myers
Re: My Blind Friend, And What That Means

Dennis,

"Anti-social" in that case means something closer to "without emotional regard for social conventions" than "actively disruptive/destructive of social conventions."

When you discuss...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 15th July 2014, 04:34 PM
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Posted By Paul Myers
Re: My Blind Friend, And What That Means

Claude,

I hear you.

I was in a bad state mentally a long time ago. One guy, who I knew a bit, but wasn't really that close with, noticed it. I'm not one to talk about my problems, figuring...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 15th July 2014, 04:07 PM
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Posted By Paul Myers
Re: My Blind Friend, And What That Means

Dennis,Nope. It's not common, but it's a genuinely profound thing when you get the chance to understand it.

Remind me one day and I'll dig out the links to a few blog posts from my friend seebs,...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 15th July 2014, 02:58 PM
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Posted By Paul Myers
Re: My Blind Friend, And What That Means

Terra,I've been called worse. Not today, yet, but it's still early.


Paul
Forum: Off Topic Forum 15th July 2014, 02:57 PM
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Posted By Paul Myers
Re: My Blind Friend, And What That Means

Claude,

I do to have souls. 2 on each pair of boots. And I have a lot of boots!

The sales thing wasn't really a guess. I used to train salespeople, many years ago. We had our share of...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 15th July 2014, 01:16 PM
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Posted By Paul Myers
Re: My Blind Friend, And What That Means

Paging Dan Riffle to aisle OT... Riffle to OT.
Forum: Off Topic Forum 15th July 2014, 01:08 PM
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Posted By Paul Myers
Re: My Blind Friend, And What That Means

Terra,Are you SURE you want to lay claim to any sort of stability, ma'am? ;)


Paul
Forum: Off Topic Forum 15th July 2014, 12:58 PM
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Posted By Paul Myers
Re: My Blind Friend, And What That Means

Claude,

I'm not sure Jaynes would add much to your understanding of the subject at this point. Dennett and his contemporaries have moved things well beyond that stage.

It was revolutionary in...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 15th July 2014, 12:36 PM
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Posted By Paul Myers
Re: My Blind Friend, And What That Means

Sal,

People who deal often with animals pretty much accept them as being conscious in the ways that are important to most folks.

The ones who argue that consciousness has anything to do with...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 15th July 2014, 11:29 AM
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Posted By Paul Myers
Re: My Blind Friend, And What That Means

Claude,

I suppose the answer depends on how you define consciousness. If you read Daniel Dennett's "Consciousness Explained," it's more a function of the way the data is processed than the sense...
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