On 17 Sep 2014, at 2:54 pm, Russell Standish <[email protected]> wrote:
>> But why is "consciousness" or "understanding the argument" the >> relevant attribute of "us"? Why not "breathes oxygnen" or >> "metabolized carbohydrates"? > > The anthropic argument is based on the brute fact of being. I take > this as being identical to being conscious. How could it be > otherwise? Breathing oxygen, or metabolising carbohydrates is not > relevant to being. Consciousness is "all or nothing". It is supported by computation (or it isn't.) Kim ============================ Kim Jones B.Mus.GDTL Email: [email protected] Mobile: 0450 963 719 Landline: 02 9389 4239 Web: http://www.eportfolio.kmjcommp.com "Never let your schooling get in the way of your education" - Mark Twain -- 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.
