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RDK
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Message 28 of 78 (505829)
04-18-2009 3:04 AM
Reply to: Message 22 by paullesq
04-14-2009 1:28 PM


Am I the only one having a hard time understanding exactly what Paul is talking about here?
Paul writes:
I make several points oni, the rise to consciousness is one.
I suppose the main point i make i that *when evolution is broadened out it gains direction.
With a fertile mind i have regressed evolution back to the big bang and projected the process forward into the minds of men, intelligent evolution... Back and forth to gain an exploded view. [sexy]
Direction, movement is all important, the movement for mankind at least is one from basic to complex.
The 'single beginning single process' idea was conceived when i was an atheist, my overview of the single process of evolution changed that, now i am agnostic.
Nobody is arguing with you about how everything changes. But the evolution of consciousness doesn't really require anything more than the evolution of biological organisms can supply.
What people tend to forget is that, beyond a reasonable doubt, there is no "spiritual" realm. The mind is not a "spiritual" entity, detached from our bodies and floating off in another dimension somewhere. It's just as physical as the rest of our bodies, and it depends upon physically deterministic processes.
That being said, the jump from a primitive controlling system (early forms of CNS in lower organisms perhaps) to what we consider "consciousness" in a higher organism isn't that big of a jump. It's just nature expanding on a good design to make it even better.
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RDK
Junior Member (Idle past 5270 days)
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From: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Joined: 11-23-2008


Message 49 of 78 (506585)
04-27-2009 6:10 PM
Reply to: Message 48 by lyx2no
04-27-2009 4:07 PM


Re: Sara Bareilles
If ever there was evidence of a merciful God Sara Bareilles just might be it. I love that woman.
I actually despise that song and want to stab myself in the ear whenever I hear it on the radio (why I occasionally still listen to modern Top 40 Radio is beyond me), but meh. Each to his own.

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RDK
Junior Member (Idle past 5270 days)
Posts: 26
From: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Joined: 11-23-2008


Message 54 of 78 (506777)
04-29-2009 12:10 AM
Reply to: Message 53 by lyx2no
04-27-2009 7:18 PM


Re: Express Away
Hey, RDK. I went back and checked there was a song. But I bet you didn't know that brea I mean, women had heads.
That's just silly. You need to think out of the box. Challenge yourself. Rise above modern standards.
Everybody knows women don't have heads.
But then again, mine is not to demolish your undertanding of anatomy and physiology, [wipes nose on sleeve] mine is to build upon it.
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