Re: David Gerrold - War with the Cthorr

On Fri, 09 May 2008 16:58:06 GMT, Gene <gene@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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if we make the assumption that brains aren't magical. *

If brains aren't magical, then why is there consciousness?

Because it's an outgrowth of certain types of interacting system?

Dave
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