[Platt] I'm trying to decide which is the better word to describe the activity of the that big bulb of nerve tissue we call the brain -- "consciousness" or "mind." I like "mind," mostly because it's short and sweet. But, nearly every word is replete with connotations (personal meanings). Like the world "liberal." :-) So I wonder if you use a kind of mental criteria to select just the right words for what you are trying to convey.
[Arlo] You know what I'm going to say, don't you? :-) Like any other metaphor, word selection (and the "net" of subsequent inferences, associations and meanings) is really tied for me to two important tangents. First, how well does the metaphor "point to the ____"? For us, individually, this is more an "intuitive" decision. What YOU call it when you're laying on your back and looking at the stars. Second, how well does the metaphor serve immediate pragmatic needs? In this case, depending on the situation, it may be advisable to use "mind" at times and "consciousness" at others (and "soul", "spirit", "self", "software", "atman", etc. at others, etc.). At times, I personally prefer "Voice". This makes it both social and interactive (dialogic). moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
