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   David Walker to ded-T   
   Re: No Consciousness for Artificial Inte   
   10 Jul 04 16:08:15   
   
   fd7aea09   
   From: dwalker@cs.rochester.edu   
      
   On Sat, 10 Jul 2004, ded-T wrote:   
      
   > On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 13:53:13 -0400, David Walker   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   > >	The more important issue is, do you have *soul* or not.   
   >   
   > Does it matter?   
   >   
   > The soul only matters to those who find it important for the "self   
   > referencial bubble", the "I" or "me" to continue on for all eternety   
   > in the "summerland" of their choosing [Heaven, Nirvana, Garden of   
   > Paradise, Happy Hunting Ground... etc.].   
   >   
   > It is not going to matter. It is never going to matter. Metaphysical   
   > illusions are like that... built with good intensions but they tend to   
   > outlive their usefulness. Heaven is for those too lazy to create one   
   > now... :-)   
   >   
   >   
   > Besides...   
   >   
   > What does an Old Goat need a soul for?   
   >   
   > the ded old goat.   
   >   
   > "Truth is self referential. If you aren't, It isn't."   
   >                                      The Book of Reminders.   
   >   
   >   
      
   Not A soul, just soul.  As in that thing James Brown is the godfather of.   
   Just a little joke on metaphysical types.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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