20080922

a case for dualism


if everything was purely material, would we know if we were intoxicated? is the computer aware of its virus? there seems to be an overriding consciousness aware of sobriety vs. intoxication. i can imagine a screen on which mental processes project onto, and "we" observe that screen.

2 comments:

ambersta said...

Whatwhatwhat!?!?!?!?!?!?! You are revisiting drunken memories, not living them at the moment, a screen to view in and of itself. Also, not everyone knows that they are intoxicated, nor to what level. Placebo effect, logic, experience, and self preservation could be things to think upon. The illusion of control, a cruel and fickle mistress, evolved into place most likely for societal crowd control than individual survival.

nathan said...

I say "damn your meme idea".

Here I articulate...

..........>>>>>>>>>>..........

When I am upon >, I KNOW the difference from the ...

It's still deterministic. Perhaps we watch the chaos from above?

maybe not though. maybe just material. who knows?