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To: cornelis
some form of dualism

Dualism remains possible until we can explain how a conscious volitional thought migrates down the nervous system and activates a muscle or gland. We might question consciousness, volition, or thought, or all three, but consciousness, especially self-consciousness seems a given.

611 posted on 12/13/2005 10:53:13 AM PST by RightWhale (Not transferable -- Good only for this trip)
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To: RightWhale

As long as there is knowledge, there is always the "possibility" of a dualism. That is why Plotinus long ago decided that knowledge was excluded from the One. Your statements suggest some affinity to monistic views.


639 posted on 12/13/2005 11:24:10 AM PST by cornelis
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