On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 11:25 AM, Bruno Marchal <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I have nothing but contempt for the idea that my time could be better >> spent reading Plotinus than reading a modern book about cosmology. >> > > > But cosmology does not address the problem of consciousness, > And neither does Plotinus!! Everybody knows there is a problem of consciousness but neither Plotinus nor any ancient Greek who thought the world road on the back of a turtle came within a light year of solving the problem. And the same is true of modern religious dimwits. > and if you read the posts you should understand that post people here are > aware of that problem. > As I said EVERYBODY is aware of that problem, but until somebody has found something new and interesting to say about the matter that hasn't already been said 19 dozen times on this list what's the point of talking about it further? > If you tell me that cosmology has solved the problem, then show the > references. > If you tell me that religion has solved the problem, then show the references. > > Only Aristotle [blah blah] > To hell with Aristotle! >>> As you say above, you seem glad with the "I don't know" theory. >>> >> > > >> That theory has one virtue, it is obviously correct, and thus it is >> vastly superior to a theory that is obviously wrong. >> > > > Obviously wrong? > Yes. John K Clark -- 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.
