Identity (Identity)

by George Jelliss , Crewe, Thursday, September 03, 2009, 00:03 (5559 days ago) @ dhw

I'm finding it increasingly difficult to follow this forum. The messages no longer seem to follow a straightforward sequence, but dodge bout all over the place.-dhw: "I'm asking for explanations no-one has yet provided: HOW do my atoms change their own connections?" The connections are changed by our experiences.-dhw: "Do "I" have any control over this process," Yes, you can seek out experiences, and you can associate different thoughts.-dhw: "HOW do my atoms give "me" this control?" You are the history of your experiences. -dhw: "When you say: "What they are taken to signify" ... what does the taking?" A connection between brain cells comes about as a result of an experience and thus represents that experience. It is a memory of that experience.
 
dhw: "You began your post by expressing surprise at my agreement that there is no evidence for a "universal intelligence". I'm surprised that you're surprised. Perhaps you've forgotten that I'm an agnostic!"-If you agree there is no evidence for such an entity, why do you bother giving it credence?

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GPJ