Defining consciousness and looking for it's equivalent in DNA would suit my
purposes best.
Brett
At 11:10 AM 8/22/97 -0700, you wrote:
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>> How about consciousness. IMHO, intent arises out of consciousness.
>> Without consciousness there are mechanisms that function and outcomes, but
>> no "intent". Only form and function. (Prof.Tim)
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>> > What is intent? Is it will to live, is it desire for desire,
>> > is it cooperative effort, is it a memetic pattern which "prefers" one
>> > adaptation over another? Or, do humans not have intent? (Brett)
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>> What I was asking is at what level does "conscienciousness" (intent, choice,
>> complexity, etc.) arrise? If at the level of humanity, then why not at the
>> level of genetics? (Brett)
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>1) We can /assume/ that consciousness is something humans have that genes
>don't and then go about looking at the differences between a human and a
>gene (brain size, meme use, etc).
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>2) Or we can look at what "consciousness" is and try to see what would be
>necessary for it to exist in a given environment (a brain or a DNA
>chain).
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>Which route suits you? Or should we branch this thread into two and
>explore both simultaneuosly?
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>-Prof. Tim
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