04-06-2007, 02:06 PM
Wow, what a bunch of interesting thoughts here.
@psychtronic:
I've finished the book (which I've had since the early 80s) but still have trouble with the propositional calculus. As I mentioned, its kind of like a Brief History of Time, I get to a certain point in the book and run smack into a comprehension wall. If you're interested in the human conciousness stuff I'd suggest The Origins of Conciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. A little bit different take on the foundations of what we call intelligence and our ability to look at ourselves from the outside.
@Freddy and all you European guys:
Born on the wrong side of the ocean so I've never had any exposure to the history surrounding the birthplace of intellectual man. Being a child in the early cold war/post WWII era and then having the 60's explode on me I never had a chance to appreciate history until I got older and
Anyway, it's pretty cool to listen to all the different thoughts and opinions on this board and be involved with a group of people that actually stimulate thought. Working in the IT/IM world the thought tends to be rigid and structured along the lines of the latest fads in process control. Which is probably why my mansions tend to be so linear. As Mr Mojo Rising once said,
Joe B
@psychtronic:
I've finished the book (which I've had since the early 80s) but still have trouble with the propositional calculus. As I mentioned, its kind of like a Brief History of Time, I get to a certain point in the book and run smack into a comprehension wall. If you're interested in the human conciousness stuff I'd suggest The Origins of Conciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. A little bit different take on the foundations of what we call intelligence and our ability to look at ourselves from the outside.
@Freddy and all you European guys:
Born on the wrong side of the ocean so I've never had any exposure to the history surrounding the birthplace of intellectual man. Being a child in the early cold war/post WWII era and then having the 60's explode on me I never had a chance to appreciate history until I got older and
wiser.
Anyway, it's pretty cool to listen to all the different thoughts and opinions on this board and be involved with a group of people that actually stimulate thought. Working in the IT/IM world the thought tends to be rigid and structured along the lines of the latest fads in process control. Which is probably why my mansions tend to be so linear. As Mr Mojo Rising once said,
Break on thru to the other sideTime to start pounding on the door I guess....
Joe B