This has been both a fascinating and lengthy discussion thread. ...
> A rock, imo, is conscious of the Earth but it is not self-conscious. > It is knows to fall to the earth, but it doesn't worry > about hurting itself. > > It solves many problems if we grant consciousness to so called "dead" > matter, and instead ask how uncousciousness and self-consciousness arose. > > > Harry "Self-Consciousness" may be over rated. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
