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 ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=120640061-aded06 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com