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From: rlr@pyuxn.UUCP (Rich Rosen)
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Subject: Re: Mind and Brain
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Date: Thu, 28-Jun-84 16:24:38 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 28 16:24:38 1984
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> I love how Moffett casually dismisses the efforts of those men whose
> lifework was to understand the nature of themselves and reality.
> Who cares that they developed the framework from which our view of
> the world arose.  They are dead Greek persons and their ideas are
> not worthy of any consideration. [HUTCH]

... and who cares if they have no evidence to back up their interesting
but as yet (and possibly forever to be) unfounded speculations? (Not Hutch)
Let's throw careful analysis and evidence out the window; they're
unimportant, especially since so many brilliant men "devoted their
lives" to these ideas (and failed to come up with anything conclusive
pointing toward proof).

> Even better, he dares us to demonstrate the existance of our minds,
> while adequately demonstrating the lack of existance of his own.
> (No :-) for fools like that! Is there a symbol for tears of pity?)

;-( has been proposed.  I think I'll use it now since the statement above
is little more than an ad hominem attack at Moffett.  What should have
been questioned was the level of intelligence in Mr. Moffett's brain,
if indeed anything was to be questioned at all.  Perhaps the author has a
mind, but lacks a brain :-)  [That *was* cruel, and I apologize, but the
temptation was just too great.]
-- 
If it doesn't change your life, it's not worth doing.     Rich Rosen  pyuxn!rlr