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Re: Abstracted question; Consciousness
Posted By: gabby, on host 206.231.74.93
Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2001, at 16:53:41
In Reply To: Re: Abstracted question; Consciousness posted by Wolfspirit on Friday, November 24, 2000, at 10:22:42:

> / / / / / Complex chemical interactions in SOME matter can create consciousness;
> / / / / / therefore, are the individual particles of ALL matter potentially residually 'aware' on some complex chemical level?

The original question should be interpreted a little differently:

Complex chemical interactions in CERTAIN matter can create consciousness;
therefore, are the individual particles of THAT matter potentially 'aware' on some level?

Though, really, I suppose the way you put it originally is the same thing, because all matter is made of the same basic parts.

gab"Reviving old conversations"by