Posted by John Tchoe on July 26, 19101 at 22:09:29:

In Reply to: Re: 3 5 6 13 24 41 posted by Noctillucent on July 25, 19101 at 22:14:52:

: Me: It’s one thing to say that SOMEONE wins the lottery, it is a very different thing to say that YOU win it. I think you’ll agree that’s a meaningful difference.

<JT>Nope. Not at all meaningful. It's favorable to me, but I'm not deluded enough to believe that it means anything. Someone had to win, and it just happened to be me. I wouldn't look for divine meaning in it.<&347;JT>

: Me: Here’s the point you’re missing. The brain as a physical object is fully described in terms of atoms and electrons and the spatial relations between them.
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: In other words, no theory of the mind is believable if it makes unbelievable any evidence for it.

<JT>Let me try to sum up what you mean, in terms of a syllogism so we can argue intelligibly.

1) Things with brains behave intelligently.
2) Brains are made of atoms.
3) Atoms do not behave intelligently.
4) Therefore, there must exist something outside of atoms which is responsible for intelligence.

Prosecution rests at this point.</JT>

Follow Ups:

• Re: Meaningful vs. favorable. Noctillucent 00:04:47 7/27/101 (9)
  • Vroom, vroom. John Tchoe 11:59:03 7/27/101 (8)
    • Re: Vroom, vroom. jermaih johnston 13:54:48 2/26/103 (0)
    • Re: Vroom, vroom. Noctillucent 16:25:38 7/28/101 (6)
      • What makes the parts go vroom? Karma Police 23:22:31 7/28/101 (5)
        • Ah. John Tchoe 16:15:36 8/01/101 (4)
          • Re: Ah. Noct 12:49:46 8/03/101 (3)
            • A boatload of nonsense. John Tchoe 17:28:15 8/04/101 (2)
              • Re: A boatload of nonsense. Noct 11:04:17 8/06/101 (1)
                • Does one need to be a mechanic to be a good driver? John Tchoe 17:18:36 8/15/101 (0)

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