It seems this list is effectively dead, however, if there is anyone out there still reading you might want to check out this short article in the Economist, ...
It's with considerable trepidation that I undertake to compose a synopsis of Julian Jaynes' "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral...
Oh--he's a fine, fine writer, as well. Here's a passage I'm keeping from the Introduction: "Alone of species, all alone! we try to understand ourselves and the...
... Not having read the book, although it's been on the list for a long time, I'll pose these negative questions taken from an Amazon.com review: "But worst of...
I haven't read _...Bicameral Mind_ either, but the voices in the head phenomena has intrigued me for a while. I have had 3 or 4 (chemically assisted) ...
... To clarify a bit: Jaynes didn't suggest that real gods were speaking through folks' right hemispheres. He suggested that the right brain was making...
... That's what I was curious about -- the interpretation. The voice of god must have 2 million volts of authority running through it. If you hear a voice,...
... Good question. I think Jaynes would say it's because you have a sense of self--or, "analog I" modeled in your head, which you can posit as having produced...
If you read Wired magazine, check out page 81 of the September 2002 edition for a thought provoking article on war. A British mathematician and meterologist,...
... Here's a URL to a similar article in American Scientist http://americanscientist.org/Issues/Comsci02/Compsci2002-01.html with a bibliography and...
I'm Wade I seem to have washed up on your shores having been floating in cyberspace for some time in search of some bright people with whom to share my...
Hi Scott, Quite an interesting article at least in terms of its political and historical analysis. I'm not sure economics or military strategy are this guy's...
... Great to have you aboard. Unfortunately, you've hit the group during a lull as we all seem to be a little too busy with the vagaries of life these days....
Wade said in regard to this article: The Eagle Has Crash Landed http://www.foreignpolicy.com/issue_julyaug_2002/wallerstein.html and made me want to write a 40...
Comments on Scott's latest comments re America's declining relative power Scott "I would argue that, for the most part, those consequences will be bad. The...
... As long as we're getting decreasingly States-centric (thanks much for the cross-Pond perspective, Wade!), I'll quote a[nother] very amusing and trenchant...
Re Exile "What is a weapon, anyway? The most honest and practical definition is this: A weapon is what you’re willing to use as a weapon. The heel of a ...
... Ah, and here was have the other edge of the sword (or "seamy underside") of a European/non-U.S. perspective . . . ;^) Luckily and happily, we're all ...
... Perhaps I should have been more precise. When the big economic players rattle sabres the world quakes. They're connected and intertwined with everything...
... Donkeys need scarin'! Have you ever been around a donkey that has had the time to contemplate? They'd take over the world if it weren't for a few errant...
Highly belatedly (I've been in, erm, transition), I thought I'd breezily reply to a couple of Wade's introductory comments--and, moreover, offer a hearty...
Michael said " One of the most fascinating aspects of checking it out is the internalization of the notion that "evolution is entirely substrate neutral." That...
... you ... It is one of my top ten favorite books. I'd say more now, but I'm scrunched over a library terminal, pecking away in a race against the ...
MF wrote "Now, if we can just resolve TEMPORALITY, and WHAT ARE WE HERE FOR? (and Jeremy's already taken a bit of a spirited stab at the latter) then, ladies...
Ryan said "> ... which, ... Indeed, exceedingly mysterious. An English author I dig -- John D. Barrow -- collaborated with a crazy-eyed American -- Frank...
... Since sniping is always fun, I'll chime in and cavil that Smolin needed an editor; a better editor; or an editor who had final authority over the text....
Scot enquired about my views on meta ethics: To my mind, meta ethics is one of the "low hanging fruit" as far as philosophical problems are concerned. By this...
Our old and estimable pal Robert Wright is currently serially penning what appears to be his prescriptive magnum opus on fighting global terrorism. Among other...
... Wright does seem to be on the right track with his analysis and basic proscriptions for action. The curious thing is that his piece perfectly sums up many...
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