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- Subject: Thompson's proof UPDATE
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 07:30:53 EST
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- I thought I posted this, but in case I forgot.....
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- Good news, sob sisters! (Good news for some, anyway)
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- The introduction and part of the first section of Chapter 5 are typed up
- and ready to post. Dr. Thompson is in Europe and will be back around the
- 30th of November. His assistants say that he will most likely give us
- permission to reprint Chapter 5 of Mechanistic and Nonmechanistic
- Science in its entirety. By that time the rest of the chapter should be
- typed.
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- We will post the chapter in sections, about 10k at a time, so that you
- prabhus have time to digest each part. Let's call it the "Anti-evolution
- FAQ", shall we?
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- Someone asked that we at least post the Table of Contents in advance, so
- here it is (for the entire book):
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- Mechanistic and Nonmechanistic Science
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- CONTENTS
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- Introduction
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- PART I. CONSCIOUSNESS
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- Chapter 1. Searching Past the Mechanics of Perception
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- Chapter 2. Thinking Machines and Psychophysical Parallelism
- 2.1 How a Computer Works
- 2.2 Artificial Intelligence and Hierarchies of Function
- 2.3 Subjective Consciousness in Machines and Humans
- 2.4 Several Nonmechanistic Theories
- 2.5 The Conscious Self as a Complete Sentient Personality
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- Chapter 3. Dialogue on Consciousness and the Quantum
- 3.1 A Quantum Mechanical Problem
- 3.2 What Quantum Mechanics is Really Saying
- 3.3 Threading the Labyrinth of Quantum Epistemology
- 3.4 A Discussion of Contrasting World Views
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- Chapter 4. Karl Popper on the Mind-Body Problem -- A Review
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- PART II. FORM
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- Chapter 5. Information Theory and the Self-organization of Matter
- 5.1 The Theme of Simplicity in the Theories of Physics
- 5.2 The Great Complexity of Biological Form
- 5.3 Information-theoretic Limitations on the Evolution of
- Complex Form
- 5.4 Complex Form and the Frustration of Empiricism
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- Chapter 6. Chance and the Unity of Nature
- 6.1 Statistical Laws and Their Role in Modern Physics
- 6.2 The Illusion of Absolute Chance
- 6.3 Chance and Evolution
- 6.4 The Paradox of Unity and Diversity
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- Chapter 7. On Inspiration
- 7.1 The Mechanistic Explanation
- 7.2 Some Striking Examples
- 7.3 The Interaction between Consciousness and Matter
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- Chapter 8 The Doctrine of Evolution
- 8.1 Evolution: An Invisible Process
- 8.2 The Fossil Record and the Origin of Higher Plants
- 8.3 The Enigma of Organic Structure
- 8.4 The Resurrection of the Hopeful Monster
- 8.5 Evolution and Negative Theology
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- PART III. CONCLUSION
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- Chapter 9. The Epistemology of Transcendental Consciousness
- 9.1 The Process of bhakti-yoga
- 9.2 Faith, Subjectivity, and Verifiability
- 9.3 The Brain, the Mind, and the Conscious Self
- 9.4 The Positive and Negative Injunctions of Bhakti
- 9.5 The Process of Sravanam
- 9.6 The Process of Kirtanam
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- Appendix 1. A Discussion of Information Theory
- Appendix 2. Information Content of the Laws of Chemistry
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- Bibliography
- Index
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- Sincerely,
- Kalki Dasa
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