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HereSince1628

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6. I do appreciate the treacherousness surrounding confusing heuristic concepts and
Wed Mar 27, 2013, 03:19 PM
Mar 2013

empirically demonstrable biotic features. I'm personally not inclined to get too far into traveling that landscape as my education really isn't up to the challenge (the closest I ever got to psychology was caring for pigeons and rats in a student work job)

I don't want to discourage others who would enjoy that, and if you want to develop that conversation in this group, I'm all for it.


Personally, I accept that the nature of ignorance makes experience enigmatic. Seeming conundrums, such as no 'mind' in a 'living' brain, and a functioning mind in a damaged/undeveloped brain, are things that don't trouble me so much as they seem indicative of incomplete understanding.

regarding your final inquiry...

I really haven't given this or any of my comments above a great deal of thought. I think my part has been pretty impromptu and shallow.

As to why, I engaged this because over the past few years I pushed for the creation of a group. Within my limited capacity I'm motivated to help it get the group established and populated with users. I'm willing to respond to others to accomplish that...lucky you.

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