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   Sean to Immortalist   
   Re: What is this thing called SELF?   
   02 Mar 06 01:20:56   
   
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   From: santimvah_notspam@yahoo.com   
      
   "Immortalist"  wrote in message   
   news:UB9Nf.110800$4l5.22637@dukeread05...   
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   > "Brian Fletcher"  wrote in message   
   > news:2R4Nf.18293$yK1.17883@news-server.bigpond.net.au...   
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   >> "Immortalist"  wrote in message   
   >> news:eY1Nf.110408$4l5.582@dukeread05...   
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   >>> "Joseph H"  wrote in message   
   >>> news:1141155912.450786.117430@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...   
   >>>> What is this thing called self?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Is it.......   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> the activities of particular nerve cells, but not the nerve cells   
   >>> themselves?   
   >>>   
   >>> like the sheen and smooth qualities of water when we see through   
   >>> magnification that it is just grainy atoms   
   >>>   
   >>> like the melody of many instruments playing together, that something   
   >>> that vanishes when they play seperately.   
   >>>   
   >>> a biological process that happens when nerve cells are active   
   >>   
   >> That takes care of the eye and ear.   
   >>   
   >> What of the owner?   
   >>   
   >   
   > The owner is either the activities of the nerve cells or not? Can you   
   > explain both outcomes and maybe a third way?   
   >   
   > What if my experience of life (IS) the activities of particular nerve   
   > cells?   
   >   
      
   Then I'd suggest some "particular nerve cells" need to get out more, and get   
   some life experience!    
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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