Wed 30 Sep, 2009 11:22 pm - [QUOTE=paulhanke;94415]... I think there are a few things going on here ... there is the environmental contribution to the gene expression regulation network (as noted by Aedes), where DNA is akin... (view)
Tue 29 Sep, 2009 05:22 am - [QUOTE=Aedes;94185]I do believe that this happens, but despite sort of boggling the mind (the whole unfathomable, sublime aspect), there's nothing particularly unique about it when you look at... (view)
Mon 28 Sep, 2009 07:44 pm - [QUOTE=xris;94024]Why does it require the act of a higher power?[/quote]
You said it would take, "more than my mortal hands" to uncover. This is a direct allusion to a higher power.... (view)
Sun 27 Sep, 2009 07:07 pm - [QUOTE=xris;93917]Show me an animal that has the ability to look at the stars?
Show me a computer that has purpose without a user. Without a user it sits their blinking, performing maintenance... (view)
Thu 24 Sep, 2009 08:36 pm - [QUOTE=richrf;93436]Something is causing the wave function to collapse into a particle. [I]This something[/I] [I]is consciousness[/I] from my perspective. How do I come to this? Well first there is... (view)
Thu 24 Sep, 2009 10:07 am - Great post, that last one, KaseiJin :)
I fully agree with you when you say that the "last in a series" origin of the mind tends to be overlooked. So of course, any model that... (view)
Wed 23 Sep, 2009 09:57 pm - [QUOTE=Khethil;92721]
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[*]We define life in terms of its similiarity to how life has developed here. Who's to say there aren't other based-lifeforms other than carbon?
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Mon 14 Sep, 2009 12:24 pm - [QUOTE=Caroline;90152]What makes you think they're not actively seeking it?[/QUOTE]
You are referring to the mystics? I'm not sure really, I guess I can't see any goal in a... (view)
Mon 14 Sep, 2009 12:08 pm - [QUOTE=richrf;90144]Maybe as one is first setting out in life, and is making a living that computation has a larger impact. However, as one gets older, the thought then turns to the spiritual. I... (view)
Mon 14 Sep, 2009 10:53 am - [QUOTE=richrf;89528]Incredibly so. But it is not like you look at it and say AH-HAH, I see practical value. It is a long winding road of exploration, experience, and learning, and then one takes a... (view)
