Orn,

I did see your last post but haven't really digested it yet.

I am only asking questions. I have a direct experience of myself so
for me this is proof that I exist. What I am is a mystery to me. I
suppose that B F Skinner was a philosophical zombie who was designed
only to emit sounds which I have interpreted to be about behavior, but
they are actually about nothing and so without knowing it he was
telling the truth about himself.

It is funny to hear Skinner attacking cognitive psycholgy/science.
Unlike much early psychology cognitive psych is considered by mosy
academics to be scientific. I suppose that behaviorism is better at
predicting and manipulating human and snimal behaviour, but that is
not the goal of cognitive psych. Maybe Skinner had been conditioned to
not speak about mind.

On Nov 13, 10:53 pm, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> Is this not something you were suggesting during our long discussion
> too? Perhaps you were only asking quiestons.
> By the way, I wonder if you saw my last post.
>
> On Nov 13, 8:50 pm, Isparklaria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Nov 13, 10:02 pm, "Jason (Memphis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
>
> > > Parallel the arguments of cognitive psychologists (if you have some
> > > familiarity with cognitive psychology) with the arguments for
> > > intelligent design.
>
> > If I understand this at all, it is a very intersting argument to make.
> > I think you are saying that some people infer a creator from the order
> > and complexity of the universe and some people inter a self from the
> > apparent complexity of human behavior. Are you saying something like
> > that?
>
> > On Nov 13, 10:02 pm, "Jason (Memphis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
>
> > > B.F. Skinner ABA 1990
>
> > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jtgkqB3DIA&feature=related
>
> > > Parallel the arguments of cognitive psychologists (if you have some
> > > familiarity with cognitive psychology) with the arguments for
> > > intelligent design.
>
> > > Take care,
> > > Jason- Hide quoted text -
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