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Re: definition of sentience

From Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com>
Newsgroups alt.atheism
Subject Re: definition of sentience
Date 2016-06-05 09:15 -0700
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On Sun, 05 Jun 2016 04:36:40 -0700, Jeanne Douglas wrote:

> In article <71oc2d-cbb.ln1@spanky.localhost.net>,
>  Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Sat, 04 Jun 2016 05:24:37 -0700, Jeanne Douglas wrote:
>> 
>> > In article <ilh92d-h5b.ln1@spanky.localhost.net>,
>> >  Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > 
>> >> On Fri, 03 Jun 2016 17:49:34 -0400, Dale wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> > falls under the category that materialism and empiricism might not
>> >> > be able to have a "theory of everything" and that a "theory of
>> >> > anything"
>> >> > and spiritual essence might be necessary to explain the experience
>> >> > of sentience
>> >> 
>> >> Or, we might require a theory explaining why jelly beans cause
>> >> everything else to exist.  If you're going to throw out random
>> >> nonsense, everyone else is allowed to as well... and with just as
>> >> much reason to take it seriously.
>> >> 
>> >> "Spiritual essence".  Right...
>> > 
>> > 
>> > They're at the very beginning of understanding how the brain works
>> > and how the mind emerges from it. What will the silly fundies do when
>> > we advanced our knowledge from say, pre-school levels to Ph.D.
>> > levels?
>> > 
>> > Their gaps just keep getting smaller and no matter how hard they rail
>> > and fight against it, they just cannot stop progress from happening.
>> 
>> If it weren't for the God of the Gaps, they'd have long since run out
>> of stupid ways to pretend their imaginary friends actually exist.
> 
> Good to see you, Kelsey.

Thanks.  Whatever syndrome I've developed has some nasty side effects, 
one of which is "fuck the universe, leave me alone".  :)

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definition of sentience Dale <dale@dalekelly.org> - 2016-06-03 17:49 -0400
  Re: definition of sentience Tim <cyfur12345@gmail.com> - 2016-06-03 14:56 -0700
    Re: definition of sentience "%" <persent@gmail.com> - 2016-06-03 16:45 -0700
    Re: definition of sentience "%" <persent@gmail.com> - 2016-06-03 16:47 -0700
      Re: definition of sentience Tim <cyfur12345@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 07:27 -0700
        Re: definition of sentience "%" <persent@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 13:52 -0700
          Re: definition of sentience Tim <cyfur12345@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 13:55 -0700
  Re: definition of sentience Kurt Kurt <passerby31416@gmail.com> - 2016-06-03 17:22 -0700
  Re: definition of sentience mur@. - 2016-06-03 22:29 -0400
    Re: definition of sentience Dale <dale@dalekelly.org> - 2016-06-03 22:45 -0400
      Re: definition of sentience mur@. - 2016-06-06 21:56 -0400
    Re: definition of sentience Tim <cyfur12345@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 07:43 -0700
  Re: definition of sentience Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2016-06-03 16:49 -0700
    Re: definition of sentience Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-06-04 05:24 -0700
      Re: definition of sentience Dale <dale@dalekelly.org> - 2016-06-04 12:58 -0400
      Re: definition of sentience Prince Michael <t2judgment@gmail.com> - 2016-06-04 10:18 -0700
        Re: definition of sentience Prince Michael <quarke.e2@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 13:58 -0700
          Re: definition of sentience hypatiab7 <hypatiab7@comcast.net> - 2016-06-05 17:05 -0700
            Re: definition of sentience Prince Michael <t2judgment@gmail.com> - 2016-06-06 09:43 -0700
            Re: definition of sentience Don Martin <drdonmartin@comcast.net> - 2016-06-06 17:38 -0400
      Re: definition of sentience Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2016-06-04 21:56 -0700
        Re: definition of sentience "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-06-05 18:44 +1000
          Re: definition of sentience Kurt Kurt <passerby31416@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 04:34 -0700
            Re: definition of sentience Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 09:12 -0700
              Re: definition of sentience Kurt Kurt <passerby31416@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 10:36 -0700
                Re: definition of sentience Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 11:08 -0700
                Re: definition of sentience Don Martin <drdonmartin@comcast.net> - 2016-06-05 16:50 -0400
                Re: definition of sentience Kurt Kurt <passerby31416@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 14:35 -0700
                Re: definition of sentience hypatiab7 <hypatiab7@comcast.net> - 2016-06-05 17:40 -0700
                Re: definition of sentience Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2016-06-06 00:40 -0700
        Re: definition of sentience Kurt Kurt <passerby31416@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 04:32 -0700
          Re: definition of sentience Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 09:14 -0700
            Re: definition of sentience Kurt Kurt <passerby31416@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 10:39 -0700
              Re: definition of sentience Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 11:19 -0700
        Re: definition of sentience Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-06-05 04:36 -0700
          Re: definition of sentience Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 09:15 -0700
            Re: definition of sentience Jeanne Douglas <hlwdjsd2@NOSPAMgmail.com> - 2016-06-05 15:20 -0700
              Re: definition of sentience Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 15:38 -0700
    Re: definition of sentience Dale <dale@dalekelly.org> - 2016-06-04 12:57 -0400
      Re: definition of sentience Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2016-06-04 21:57 -0700
        Re: definition of sentience mur@. - 2016-06-06 21:57 -0400
          Re: definition of sentience Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2016-06-06 20:58 -0700
  Re: definition of sentience Kurt Kurt <passerby31416@gmail.com> - 2016-06-04 10:09 -0700
    Re: definition of sentience Tim <cyfur12345@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 07:54 -0700
  Re: definition of sentience Kurt Kurt <passerby31416@gmail.com> - 2016-06-04 10:32 -0700
    Re: definition of sentience Tim <cyfur12345@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 08:02 -0700
  Re: definition of sentience Kurt Kurt <passerby31416@gmail.com> - 2016-06-04 10:34 -0700
    Re: definition of sentience Tim <cyfur12345@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 08:06 -0700
      Re: definition of sentience Kurt Kurt <passerby31416@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 10:34 -0700
        Re: definition of sentience Tim <cyfur12345@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 13:54 -0700
  Re: definition of sentience Davej <galt_57@hotmail.com> - 2016-06-05 08:51 -0700
    Re: definition of sentience Wexford Eire <wexford.eire.1798@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 09:37 -0700
      Re: definition of sentience hypatiab7 <hypatiab7@comcast.net> - 2016-06-05 18:15 -0700

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