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OT: bois (was: Sethra Lav<>hantress of Dzur Mountain)

David Dyer-Bennet dd-b at dd-b.net
Thu Aug 22 09:04:25 PDT 2002

Steve Simmons <scs at di.org> writes:

> At 02:16 PM 8/17/2002 -0500, David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
> 
> > Now, at *some* level thought occurs by diffusing neurotransmitters
> > through the soup.  If what's in our head *actually* works anything
> > like a "neural network" (the modern technological concept) works,  I'd
> > say that "symbol" isn't a very relevent concept to it.
> 
> Great Ghu, have we stumbled past the classic mind/brain question
> without even discussing it?  Not that I *want* to discuss it, just
> want to put a stake in the ground saying we've skipped it.

Be careful pounding that stake in, I hear there are land mines
hereabouts. 
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