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Subject: matter andmind, the sequel

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Date Posted: 02/25/02 12:10pm
In reply to: Damoclese 's message, "Hard Thoughts" on 02/24/02 8:08pm

>the problem becomes one of infinite regression if this is
>the case, for it would seem conciousness is composed
>of matter, and the observer would need an observer..
>on down the line.
>

Obviously, the relevance in pursuing this line of logic is quite subjective.

>I believe most would argue that the mind is a type of
>matter, which is also how I feel.

I agree.

>That's a nice thought, but I think the fact that
>people do not see the world similarly serve as a point
>against that fact. We don't even have the same notions
>of what "pain" is, more or less the world.

What I was thinking here had very little to do with the ideas supported by realists. It was more related to philosophy of science. History has seen many lines of logic; materialists relied heavily on math as does quantum mechanics. I was going off on a tangent thinking way ahead, regarding how theories of today (quantum mechanics) are interconnected. I presented the idea poorly.

So, how are consciousness and conventional laws related? It could be argued that consciousness is related to "awareness". Awareness has applications regarding conventional laws.

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