"But neuron(s) firing is." [a thought] - CB No, it isn't.
On Apr 28, 4:55 am, Chuck Bowling <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 3:43 AM, ornamentalmind > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > “…My point (pun intended) is that I'm not talking about a couple of > > neurons > > firing and farting out a well formed thought. I'm talking about > > trillions of > > connections all firing in a coordinated parallel sequence of patterns > > that > > takes the human senses as input and produces a complex interpretation > > based > > on our memories and knowledge….” – CB > > > Yes, and this ‘point’ (and others you’ve made) confirms what I’ve been > > saying…neuron firing is *not* a thought. > > But neuron(s) firing is. > > > “…So you're saying that the physical world isn't physical? …” – CB > > > I’m saying that the best minds of today say this and to the best of my > > ability to grok such issues, I agree. Of course, the notion isn’t new > > at all and has been around for a very long time; however, that isn’t > > very important in our current discussion. > > > I do agree that things that appear to be physical are just that… > > appearances only. > > > When deconstructed either by scientific inquiry and/or contemplation, > > the nature of physicality as we interpret it on a daily basis just > > melts away. > > Things that were once thought to be physical are still physical. The only > difference between then and now is that our understanding of the term > 'physical' has become more refined.
