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Author Topic:   Do we affect the" physical " indepentent of the laws of physics
nwr
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Message 104 of 148 (307953)
04-30-2006 2:24 PM
Reply to: Message 103 by 2ice_baked_taters
04-30-2006 2:14 PM


I have an idea. It is there. I choose not to share it's nature with you other than that I have an idea. You must believe I had one to accept that it was ever there. Trust...or distrust...questions of motivation.
In other words, we do not yet have a full scientific account of human cognition. I doubt that anyone will disagree with that.
You are trying to make it into a bigger mystery than it is, with your talk about affecting the physical.
Incidently, cognitive science is a research area. Why not spend some time on the web looking for what is and isn't known.

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nwr
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Message 110 of 148 (308105)
04-30-2006 10:39 PM
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04-30-2006 9:55 PM


First I'll comment on your spelling. We all make spelling mistakes, and it is usually poor form to comment on them. But you are making a few that detract from what you are writing.
"weather" should be "whether" (in "Weather or not I agree ..");
"here" should be "hear" (in "You will not here me ...");
"garble D gook" should be "gobbledygook".
Just the simple idea that there is more that may not be so easily detected or clearly understood with the tools we have or choose to use at this time.
Maybe there isn't anything more to detect, but we happen to be looking at it in the wrong way.
It would be better (less confusing) if you just directly commented on human cognition, instead of your talk about "independent of the laws of physics".
I believe it will require a change in thinking that will not come easy to most.
I happen to agree with that. And, like you, I am skeptical of much of what is published as hypothesized explanations of cognition. However, I am not making a mystery of it.

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nwr
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Message 113 of 148 (308221)
05-01-2006 12:27 PM
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05-01-2006 11:54 AM


The very idea of humam cognition is to me a very incorrect way of seeing us.
In what way?
There is no difference between a priest trying to "save a soul" and a "scientist" who searches for their belief in a physical cause for human cognition.
I don't "search my belief". Rather, I examine evidence.
I believe the current scientific understanding of the nature of what "physical" is, is both incomplete and flawed.
I'm not so sure that there is a "current scientific understanding of the nature of what "physical" is. Rather, "physical" seems like a vague term that we cannot precisely define.
I also tire of those who off handedly claim that I am denouncing physics or "science" in general.
You have only yourself to blame for that. You are not communicating well. Your choice of words conveys to many readers that you are arguing against physics. That's why Percy and I have been urging you to look for better ways of saying what you are trying to say.
Still through physics we may come to understand us as a force of a sort.
Your use of "force" is still misleading, and is part of why you are seen as attacking physics. The word "force" has a well defined meaning in science. The term of art for what you are trying to say is "agent". We are agents, and in particular we are autonomous agents.
My perspective includes yours. There is that element among you who oh so badly wish to deny me mine.
I am not trying to deny you your perspective. Rather, I am trying to encourage you to express your perspective in a way that is easier for people to follow.
The simple fact that my spelling bothers you tells me that you are not comfortable unless your surroundings are VERY well defined.
You have missed the point. Your "spelling" is but a symptom of your communication problems. It isn't really a spelling problem. It's a "wrong word" problem. A spell checker won't help. You are using homonyms of the words you should be using. When you write "weather" in place of "whether", "here" in place of "hear" and "sight" in place of "site", you are writing meaningless nonsense. We have to look for homonyms to replace what you wrote, so that we can best find out what you are meaning to say.
I believe this general need of definition can make you dwell on or get lost in the details and miss a bigger picture.
Properly defining what you are trying to say is an essential part of effective communication.

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nwr
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Message 132 of 148 (310309)
05-08-2006 1:37 PM
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05-08-2006 12:09 PM


Re: Definition of Force
The difference between your narrow view of force and mine is that you can measure a property of the subject.
And by being able to measure it, we demonstrate our understanding.
I cannot currently measure my idea in the same fashion.
And that has a lot to do with why you are having difficulty explaining what you are talking about.
We understand a number of properties of ourselves in a very real way but not measurable in the f=ma way at this time.
What we do not understand well enough to be able to measure, we do not understand very well at all.

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nwr
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Message 137 of 148 (320726)
06-12-2006 8:24 AM
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06-12-2006 4:22 AM


Re: Definition of Force
A measurement of love or any other emotion is meaningless and unatainable.
And we do not understand love very well at all.
Thank you for making my case.

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