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- From: TMakinen
- Subject: Re: What is consciousness?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.102656.26447@nic.funet.fi>
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- References: <1dpopiINNq62@huon.itd.adelaide.edu.au> <aFc5TB5w165w@kalki33> <BxyD2F.5MM@well.sf.ca.us>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 10:26:56 GMT
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- >Kalki Dasa writes:
- >According to the Vedas, the soul is placed into a particular sperm
- >before the sperm unites with the egg. The placing is done by higher
- >authorities (it's their job).
-
- Isn't that stupid? There are zillions of little wigglers around and just one
- egg.
- If I had to guess the two winners I would certainly say that the egg is one of
- them. Wont bother for the other one. These authorities must be real cretins.
- Is this only because men have written this "theory" of fertilization?
-
- What about all the other little guys over there. After all, they are alive and
- therefore conscious, as you (pl) say. Aren't they disappointed as hell when
- they are flushed down the drain?
-
- not to be taken too seriously
-
- Teemu
-
- Don't forget to chant: alavilla mailla hallanvaara
- alavilla mailla hallanvaara
- mailla mailla hallanvaara
- mailla mailla hallanvaara
-
- (It's a weather forecast in finnish predicting cold nights at lowlands)
-