On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 8:58 AM, Matt Mahoney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> As I explained, animals that have no concept of death have nevertheless 
> evolved to fear most of the things that can kill them. Humans have learned to 
> associate these things with death, and invented the concept of consciousness 
> as the large set of features which distinguishes living humans from dead 
> humans. Thus, humans fear the loss or destruction of consciousness, which is 
> equivalent to death.

So you're saying you're not a heavy drinker eh?

Trent


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