From: Ken Clements (Ken@Innovation-On-Demand.com)
Date: Sat Dec 18 1999 - 11:35:09 MST
Robert Owen wrote:
> Then tell me, John, the answer to the question I asked in my post
> "q***** [that is, "qualia"]" on Tue, 14 Dec 1999 20:56:26 -0500
> which I had so hoped would move our discussion forward, alas:
>
> Is "now" a qualium?
>
> You see, this is deliciously subtle, unlike the quibbles over color
> sensations and wavelengths [which admittedly were important in
> their day]. Please be bold -- be the first to address my question!
>
> Bob
Dear Bob,
I tried to get to this before you asked when I posted:
"Re: Gina, Barbour and Vaughan on Time"
http://www.lucifer.com/exi-lists/extropians.4Q99/3245.html
John K. Clark:
> Robert Owen Wrote:
>
> > Is "now" a qualium?
>
> Yes.
>
> >Can a zombie experience "time"
>
> No. A zombie can't experience anything.
>
Yes, John, "now" and the passage of time are illusions. You Experience them, us zombies
just experience them. It is a strong illusion like the other strong illusion that you are
separate from the rest of the Universe. But these are very useful fantasies in day to day
life because they give you a preferred point in time and space. Without them, you run
straight into the problem of breaking the symmetry of being everywhere and everywhen.
-Ken
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