--- Brent Meeker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: (unless the final remark with Saibal/s signature underneath comes from him): ... Stathis wrote: ... > I would say that the 1st person experience is *not* > an illusion in any sense of the word. It is the very > opposite, in a >way: the most real thing, which > cannot be doubted... * "I agree. Other people are part of the model of the world we form. And in the same way the existence of myself, as a durable entity, is also a part of that model. Brent Meeker" * Does this agreed double(?) statement not rub too close on solipsism?
Then again: > The person I was when I was 3 years old is dead. He > died because > too much new information was added to his brain. > -- Saibal Mitra * An interesting observation from Saibal that increasing the info-input to one's brain kills person(ality?). I would not say "dead", rather 'changed' as into some different one. (It is a gradual change, death is being thought of as something more abrupt and comprehensive.) In spite of that, knowing that when as a 5-yo I had different person-ality and ideas, brainfunction and emotions, I still feel NOW identity with THAT PERSON. The best John M --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
