Re: I think, was "Difficulties in communication. . ."

[George Levy]

Brent Meeker wrote: George Levy wrote: Brent Meeker wrote: That brings us back to Descartes "I think therefore I am"; which Russell pointed out was an unsupported inference. IMHO everything hinges on "I think." "I think" MUST BE THE STARTING POINT - for any conscious observer THERE IS NO OTHER OBSERVABLE STARTING POINT! Are you disputing Russell's point that "I" is a construct and "thinking" is all you have without inference? Yes. I am disputing what Russell said: "I think" IS THE ONE AND ONLY STARTING POINT for any conscious thought process. It is both an observation and an axiom. Developing the concept of "I think" in a formal mathematical fashion as Bruno is attempting to do is IMO the right way to proceed. I also believe that "I think" leads to a relative (or relativistic) TOE - probably a very extreme view. George --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---