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- From: kalki33!system@lakes.trenton.sc.us
- Newsgroups: talk.origins
- Subject: Re: What is consciousness?
- Message-ID: <LoDFuB8w165w@kalki33>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 03:05:56 EST
- References: <1992Nov17.033947.1@eagle.wesleyan.edu>
- Reply-To: kalki33!system@lakes.trenton.sc.us
- Organization: Kalki's Infoline BBS, Aiken, SC, USA
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- kmagnacca@eagle.wesleyan.edu writes:
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- > You still haven't said why you consider them to have consciousness.
- > I certainly can't tell if a virus has consciousness, so I guess they're
- > definitely not alive. I also can't tell if a plant has consciousness,
- > so plant's aren't alive either.
- >
- > Do I get points for not having my question answered? Is there any
- > bonus for having a circular argument used (like "all things that are
- > alive have consciousness"/"life is revealed by consciousness")?
- >
- > Can you give an example of non-carbon-based life? If not then such
- > an assertion is unfounded, since you have yourself demanded an example
- > of abiogenesis.
- >
- > Anyway, I agree with whoever suggested we ignore Kalki; this will
- > be my last reply to him, and I say we all join in a t.o-wide boycott.
-
- We have answered all your questions very precisely, but whether we
- answer or not, you are too confused to understand anything. Thank you
- for not posting any more useless replies to us. We are very much in
- favor of the called for "boycott" if it means that there will be no more
- rubbish for us to sweep up.
-
- Sincerely,
- Kalki "Look at it...who are you?" Dasa
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