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Subject: does anyone know anything?
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Date: Fri, 19-Aug-83 12:18:22 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 19 12:18:22 1983
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Stan's "irrational bases" and Alan's "lack of universal values"
bring up a pretty point:  As long as there is no knowledge of an
objective reality in which we all operate we all begin from
assumptions for which we have no evidence.  Stan's article points
out the problem, Alan's thing is an illustration of his assumptions:
Alan chose to believe what he has been told by contemporary thinking
about the function of the brain.  I doubt that he has any direct
evidence of pleasure REALLY being a brain state...
If you think it is ridiculous to doubt our thinking about the central
nervous system, consider that a mere 10 years ago it was an unquestioned
opinion that the sun derives all its energy from nuclear processes.
There isn't much objective reality commonly accepted as that without
dispute; the prime number theorem is one whose objective, time-independent
truth is not argued.
Does anyone have examples closer to the topics discussed here?

Chris Hoffmann