You're confusing memetics and genetics here, I think. We couldn't possibly have an evolutionary instinct to "believe in consciousness" because A), there's no selection pressure for it as hunter-gatherers don't think much about philosophy, and B) there hasn't been enough time for such an instinct to evolve since the development of human intelligence.
- Tom --- Matt Mahoney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Jey Kottalam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 6/25/07, Matt Mahoney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > You can only transfer > > > consciousness if you kill the original. > > > > What is the justification for this claim? > > There is none, which is what I was trying to argue. > Consciousness does not > actually exist. What exists is a universal belief > in consciousness. The > belief exists because those who did not have it did > not pass on their DNA. > > > -- Matt Mahoney, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- > This list is sponsored by AGIRI: > http://www.agiri.org/email > To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: > http://v2.listbox.com/member/?&; > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4007604&user_secret=7d7fb4d8
