Re: David Gerrold - War with the Cthorr

pv+usenet@xxxxxxxxx (PV) wrote in news:vs-
dncZF850C7rnVnZ2dnUVZ_jmdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:

if we make
the assumption that brains aren't magical. *

If brains aren't magical, then why is there consciousness?
*Something* is magical; if it's not a brain, it a soul or
something of the sort.

Your premise is not obviously true, and I for one find this
entire thread to be baloney.
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