Re: [agi] AGI's and emotions

[Kevin]

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It's true that nearly all thoughts have some physiological/primordial-brain associations, but in some cases (the ones we call "emotions") these associations are the DOMINANT part of the thought/experience, whereas in other cases they're only a minor aspect... ------- Sure, but it's still all just "thoughts", which was my main point...I'll also note that these associations are highly variable across humans.  Certain humans are able to have a high degree of control over the mind/body.  Also, I can't really agree that these "associations are the dominant part of the thought/experience".  They may be the dominant part of the experience, but the thought proceeds the experience (by a very small increment of time, yet discernable to the trained mind) and is therefore the controller.  So the thought itself is the dominant factor.   --Kevin   It is interesting if Tibetans don't make the distinction between thought and emotion so crisply as we do.  Of course, I'm sure there are many things they distinguish that we don't habitually distinguish, as well.  Different cultural systems divide up the world in different ways, as we all know...   That's true Ben, but tibetan minds are the same as western minds in essence.  And they've got a few thousand years of culture built around the understanding of the fundamental nature of mind, so their opinion is more valid than most.    --Kevin To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/[EMAIL PROTECTED]