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Posted on: May 22, 2007 10:00 AM, by Sandra Kiume
Endel Tulving wrote this FACT, referring to 'The First Axiom of Consciousness and Thought' - 'If a thing is not alive, it cannot be conscious, nor can it think.' Read more, including criticism (sorta).
Do you agree, or ...?
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If someone could adequately define life, consciousness or thought, I might be able to tell you...
Posted by: Dunc | May 22, 2007 12:10 PM
Life is fairly well defined.
See Farmer-Belin -- http://virgil.gr/19/FarmerBelin.IsItAlive.pdf
Posted by: virgil | May 24, 2007 3:05 AM