Re: The Hard Problem for Behaviorists

From: Curt Welch (curt_at_kcwc.com)
Date: 10/22/04 

Date: 22 Oct 2004 01:32:19 GMT

Albert <alwagner@tcac.net> wrote:
> Curt Welch wrote:

> You misunderstand me.

I don't think I misunderstand you. You write very clearly. I'm the one
writing in strange an unconvential ways. It's inherent in my nature.

> There are no sensors in the brain that
> "tell us when neurons are firing." If you are simply defining
> all neurons as sensors then you have said nothing meaningful.

> Your use of the word 'sensor' is much too broad to be useful for
> discussion.

Finding ways to broaden the meaning of words is extremly useful.

It's the processes of abstraction that allows us to create all knowledge.
Without it, all we would be able to do is record data, and understand
nothing. It's the very processes by which all new knowledge and new
understanding is created. 

-- 
Curt Welch                                            http://CurtWelch.Com/
curt@kcwc.com                                        http://NewsReader.Com/

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