I agree with glen that inter-individual interactions/observations will not get
to where Nick seems to want to go. Because that was the stated starting point
of the thread, I went along, to see if i was wrong.
Nick: *"For me; the heartland of self-consciousness would be an awareness on
the part
Dave -
I do have lots of stories about self-awareness in a variety of
contexts. All of them lead to the conclusion that, "I" am NOT /"one of
those that others are." (obviously there is some marginal overlap)/
Of course this is based entirely on what 'others' are willing/able to
publicly revea
Hi, everybody. We are veering into meta again. Ugh.
Where Nick is trying to get is a method for him and David and Jochen to
converse productively about consciousness. A productive conversation, for
Nick, is one that produces agreement, at least agreement on the terms of
disagreement. Anecdotes
Oh, and ...
I think you guys are quibbling. There is way to say two objects are
different, without first asserting that they are in some respect the same.
Time to send a deligation to take a way my keyboard?
Nick
On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 12:14 PM steve smith wrote:
> Dave -
>
> I do have lot
I am reading "How democracies die" from Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky who
warn that modern democracies die slowly and from the inside. They particularly
warn about Trump and argue that political parties in the US play an essential
role in the defense of democracy, because they have a gateke
Thanks, Dave,
I tried to set two ground rules, here: One is simply that we try to find
ways to a common understanding. I recognize that the best way to get
there might be to go into battle together, or drink a lot whiskey together,
or drop acid together, but my puritan upbringing forbids tho
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On Fri, Jul 19, 2024, 3:36 PM Nicholas Thompson
wrote:
> Thanks, Dave,
> I tried to set two ground rules, here: One is simply that we try to find
> ways to a common understanding. I recognize that the
Hi David,
My ears are still ringing with this:
*When we do eventually turn to "self- " I have many anecdotes, but fear
they will be deemed "irrelevant" or "metaphysical" or idiosyncratic (Holy
Self???) and excluded; making consensus of any kind impossible.*
Every experience references a place-fr
"Eight years, two impeachments, four indictments, 34 felony convictions, and
one attempted coup later, the GOP is now fully 100% Trump’s party, and that
speaks less to Trump’s strength, and much more to Republican fear and
cowardice"https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-republican-takeover
