XPost: alt.philosophy, alt.atheism, talk.atheism   
   From: mmcneill@fuzzysys.com   
      
   On 28 Feb 2006 11:45:12 -0800, "Joseph H"  wrote:   
      
   >What is this thing called self?   
   >   
      
   It is a quale, as real as "redness".   
      
   Read "Being No One" by Metzinger.   
   --   
   Best,   
   Frederick Martin McNeill   
   Poway, California, United States of America   
   mmcneill@fuzzysys.com   
   http://www.fuzzysys.com   
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   Phrase of the week :   
   "Plato's cave allegory had it wrong.   
   In the holographic model, the two dimensional 'shadows' are the reality. It is   
   the three dimensions we think we see that are the illusion."   
   -- Bill Grundmann (2006)   
    :-))))Snort!)   
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