Re: belief, faith, truth

2006-02-05 Thread Jeanne Houston
questions. Are the philosophical discussions applicable to the development of AI (i.e., trying to grasp all aspects of the mind of man if you are trying to develop a true copy), or are they only interesting diversions that pop-up from time to time. My thanks to anyone who wishes to respond. Jeanne

Re: Many worlds theory of immortality

2005-05-10 Thread Jeanne Houston
I once read an article in, I believe, Time Magazine, about the relatively new field of neurotheology which investigates what goes on in the brain during ecstatic states, etc. One suggestion that intrigued me was that it may be possible that in such a state, and I believe that schizophrenics were

Re: Everything Physical is based on Consciousness - A question

2005-05-08 Thread Jeanne Houston
I am a mere layperson who follows your discussions with great interest, so forgive me if I'm about to ask a question whose answer is apparent to all but me. I am very familiar with the "first person" and "third person" concept in everyday life and literature, but I am a little unclear

Re: parallel universes

2005-04-24 Thread Jeanne Houston
I am not a scientist, just an avid reader of the fascinating ideas presented in your discussion threads. Although I frequently get lost, particularly when the math enters into it, I keep on reading everyone's comments and the links that you frequently provide to more thorough discussions of the

Re: Quantum Rebel

2004-07-28 Thread Jeanne Houston
I also deleted everything immediately, fearing the viral possibilities of the attachments. Jeanne - Original Message - From: CMR [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 9:40 AM Subject: Re: Quantum Rebel Oops, I too was a victim of viral paranoia this

Re: Shadows and smeared selves

2004-06-13 Thread Jeanne Houston
George, Thank you so much for the explanation, and for the links. Now when I read the discussions, I won't be quite so lost. Jeanne - Original Message - From: George Levy To: Everything List Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 1:49 AM Subject: Re: Shadows and smeared

Re: Shadows and smeared selves

2004-06-12 Thread Jeanne Houston
I am a quantum physics enthusiast, but merely an amateur who finds the discussion threads of this group to be quite interesting. I have never before commented because, to be honest, I am rather lost in regard to the discussion of first person and third person. I am trying to figure out exactly