On 28 July 2014 22:07, Kim Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > So do we recognise this thing called a "self" or a "subject" or a "person" > or a "soul" or an "I" or a whatever as something that is TOTALLY > independent of the hosting apparatus? > > Why should I put up with the ridiculous notion that my brain secretes my > mind which somehow projects my "person"? I don't believe that for one > nanosecond. I am only here to enjoy the ride. If it turns out that physical > reality is where the buck stops then I am horribly bored by reality. What > could possibly be more boring than a bunch of atoms smugly believing that > they are "real" and that everything that is, must be made from them? What > if I don't want to be made from atoms? >
I applaud the sentiment, if not the logic. It does seem awfully boring to just be a pile of molecules. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
