Dear Robert,Similarly, who says I can't have a mind without a body? Won't it carry on existing in the mind of the Intelligent Designer?You could say so, just as a Linux OS could be sitting in a CD... but it wouldn't function, so for practical purposes, it is as good as non-existant. Thus, a mind
Not strictly true I think. Sure, Linux can't run without a PC but does that mean it can't exist without one? Linux started its existence in Torvalds' head before it appeared on a CPU and if all CPUs vanished tomorrow it would still exist in his and other experts heads.
Similarly, who says I can't
"of" the things in the world around that brain.
No?
Nick
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From: Robert Holmes
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You're starting to have too much fun with this, Roger.;-]On 7/19/06, Roger Critchlow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 7/19/06, Robert Holmes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote: Not strictly true I think. Sure, Linux can't run without a PC but does that mean it can't exist without one? Linux started its existence
There was actually a series of brain simulations done a few years ago.
While the original site is gone, it has been archived:
*http://tinyurl.com/6heev*
For example:
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http://tinyurl.com/q5oa4
Best,
Martin
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