Posted by bob on June 2, 2000, at 16:45:07
In reply to Re: Quantum what? hehe., posted by Rockets on June 2, 2000, at 16:17:45
Thought is an epiphenomenon. Its a ghost image played along networks of neurons as they fire. It's not really real. Just don't try thinking about what it means for thought to be an epiphenomenon -- you may get stuck there.
Actually, there are psychological theories that place "thought" outside brain tissue. Well, outside of any tissue, for that matter. A rather simple view of it comes through tool use. We use calculators to do meanial math tasks, allowing our brains to cogitate over more weighty matters (like "who gets paid this month, the cable company or the telephone folk"). Others go further to suggest that a great deal of "mind" and "thinking" exists in our cultures and subcultures (e.g., for me: American, male, caucasian, geek, SMOE, etc.) and we largely borrow what we mean from our cultural knowledge/belief/value banks.
cheers,
bob[that was Sensitive Man Of the Eighties, which preceeded the Sensitive New Age Guy or SNAG]
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