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From: shafto@ils.nwu.edu (Eric Shafto)
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Subject: Re: Cognitive viruses (was: Re: Conciousness)
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Date: 19 Apr 91 17:12:07 GMT
References: <1991Apr16.061532.10775@panix.uucp> <1991Apr16.232600.10977@watserv1.waterloo.edu> <1991Apr18.120150.10001@santra.uucp> <11144@uwm.edu>
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In article <11144@uwm.edu>, markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark William Hopkins) writes:

> In article <1991Apr18.120150.10001@santra.uucp> krista@niksula.hut.fi (Krista Hannele Lagus) writes:
> >Yeah, I've been trying this self-awareness....and I can be at most 3 
> >times aware of being aware of myself...
> 
> Beware of going to deep into self-awareness.  If a certain twist takes place,
> the most pernicious cognitive virus will occur that will cause temporary
> insanity (until the brain self-adjusts).
> 
> I don't want to give any more details than that...


Wait, I don't get it.  All you have to do is to be aware of yourself
being aware of yourself, (OK, got that) Now, I can see myself doing
that, so I must be aware of that, that's three.  Now, I'm obiously
aware of this, so that would beeeeheeheeheehee.  BLADAYADAYADAYADABOO!
SKEEBLEDY-BLEEBLEDY BPTHTH. AAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

What was I saying?

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