Sometimes literalism is seen as a proxy for consistency and honesty. But literalism in the name of honesty is dishonest, as there is something more. To take...
In a message dated 5/5/03 7:05:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Thanks for the link to the interesting article by Turner and Fauconnier. Just as one may ... ...
It reminds me of a snake trying to swallow its tail. That is, I am referring to Dennett's book "Consciousness Explained" that critics say it should be renamed...
Stephen Hello Stephen: Ive added a couple of images to the ArtPlay folder that relate to recent posts. The three worlds image is from Penroses "Shadows of the...
In a message dated 5/9/03 5:57:03 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Ken, thanks for sharing the new images in ArtPlay with us. Yes, the Three Worlds image you have...
An interesting if not somewhat dated article One might define meaning as when we recognize that events outside of our present selves are connected to who we...
In a message dated 5/11/03 6:18:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Hi Ken Yes, I agree with this. And as far as I can tell all subjects may come with two...
Hi Stephen: Taking a cue from your previous post, I've constructed an image and uploaded it to the ArtPlay folder. In a sense, I believe that this is who we...
In a message dated 5/12/03 12:37:28 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Thank you Ken. On pages 242 to 244 of "Lucifer's Legacy", Frank Close writes: "In iron and...
The following is an old news article that some might find interesting. ... Thursday, July 19, 2001 (SF Chronicle) Digital critters mimic behavior of real...
I woke this morning, returning again from my trip from the other side of the twilight zone, i.e., returning again from the sublime and reversed-time. We see...
In my reading of Sewall Wright's contribution in the following paper, it is remarkable to learn of his sympathies with panpsychism. It is significant because...
Good for You Stephen, and I suspect good for all of us. In his book "On Equilibrium" John Ralston Saul speaks of animism: " The very idea of intuition induces...
In a message dated 5/28/03 5:19:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... Thanks for the encouragement Ken. And of rocks and stones they are not isolated from process,...
Hi Stephen I agree with you that seperations between animate and inanimate and material extensions tend to be biased and local. Although John Ralston Saul has...
In my previous writings, I have made reference to the two aspects of one reality that interact within a triadic relationship (i.e., interact in the context of...
Here is an interesting review of Prices book: <A HREF="http://www.oup-usa.org/isbn/0195100956.html">OUP USA: Time's Arrow and Archimedes' Point</A> Here is a...
It would seem reasonable to assume that if the universe started as some sort of singularity, then all interactions between particles are correlated, that is,...
On page 38 of "Panpsychism and the Religious Attitude", D.S. Clarke writes: "... His (Charles Hartshorne) most detailed attempts to analogically extend such...
Ken, I agree with all these good points. Sorry for not be able to answer sooner. Sincerely, Stephen ... are ... way ... and ... conclusion ... outside ... ...
Review of D.S. Clarke's "Panpsychism and the Religious Attitude" By Stephen P. Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/serenityandtolerance/ In Chapter 1, Clarke...
Gerry, thank you very much for sharing this information with us. I enjoyed seeing your web site. And yes I know of Howard Bloom. I enjoyed reading his book,...
... Thank you for your serenity and tolerance. Many other groups claimed that the Bloom posts were "spam". Howard certainly is a keen observer of the crass...
This very interesting e-mail (below) came to me today from the Tielhard group leader: <A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/teilhard/">Yahoo! Groups :...
