An analytric, Platonic model of mind to replace the mob rule of reductionism

2013-08-10 Thread Roger Clough
A Platonic model of mind can be described analytically: self->mind->brain->body This is analytic since it is hierarchical, being one in which the One self controls the many. is a sort of republican form of Government (see Plato's The Republic), with the more intelligent layers ruling

An analytic, Platonic model of mind to replace the mob rule of reductionism

2013-08-10 Thread Roger Clough
A Platonic model of mind can be described analytically: self->mind->brain->body This is analytic since it is hierarchical, being one in which the One self controls the many. is a sort of republican form of Government (see Plato's The Republic), with the more intelligent layers ruling t

An analytic Platonic theory of mind to replace the mob rule of reductionism

2013-08-10 Thread Roger Clough
A Platonic model of mind can be described analytically: self->mind->brain->body This is analytic since it is hierarchical, being one in which the One self controls the many. It is a sort of republican form of Government (see Plato's The Republic), with the more intelligent layers rulin

Re: Serious proof of why the theory of evolution is wrong

2013-08-10 Thread John Clark
On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 9:43 PM, Chris de Morsella wrote: > some feel Epigenetics should only refer to the actual molecular > mechanisms (such as DNA methylation and histone modification) that alter > the underlying gene expression; I find this restrictive and use epigenetics > to also describe inh

RE: Serious proof of why the theory of evolution is wrong

2013-08-10 Thread Chris de Morsella
John - No worries, I am not a Lamarckian true believer LOL - though I do find the evidence for epigenetic hereditable traits to be incredibly fascinating and thought provoking, and furthermore the fact that it does seem to in fact occur suggests to me that it may play some, as yet, poorly understoo

RE: Serious proof of why the theory of evolution is wrong

2013-08-10 Thread Chris de Morsella
John ~ One more thought came to me after I hit the send button; so this really is a segue to my earlier longer response. It regards specifically your - which is, I very much agree, the correct -- assertion that without the multi-generational process of Darwinian selection evolution cannot occur, an