> In a naturalistic universe, where there is no sharp boundary between the > physics of you and the physics of the rest of the world, the > capability to > invent new top-level internal reflective choices can be very important, > pragmatically, in terms of properties of distant reality that directly > correlate with your choice to your benefit, if there's any > breakage at all > of the Cartesian boundary - any correlation between your > mindstate and the > rest of the environment.
Unless, you are vastly smarter than the rest of the universe. Then you can proceed like an AIXItl and there is no need for top-level internal reflective choices ;) ben g ------- To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?[EMAIL PROTECTED]