Re: Why consciousness matters

From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Tue Dec 12 2000 - 18:54:55 MST


>Harvey Newstrom wrote,
> > My dictionary defines consciousness as:
>
>Dictionary definitions of phlogiston and vitalism don't make
>phlogiston and vitalism real.
>You can define the ghost in the machine any way you want to. That
>doesn't make it factual.

Agreed. You believe "consciousness" is a false belief.

The question is, exactly which parts of the dictionary definition do
you dispute and why?

Do you have a better definition or word for what essence of human
experience we are trying to preserve beyond physical death?

-- 
Harvey Newstrom <HarveyNewstrom.com>


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