[MD] Computers vs. Brains

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Platt,

what if the wind blows? Isnt that experience?

-KO

2009/4/26 Platt Holden <plattholden at gmail.com>

> Hey Ham,
>
> [Ham]
> > The Pirsigians will cheer at your conclusion, because they believe atoms
> > and
> > rocks make conscious evaluations.
>
> No, Ham, Pirsigians do not believe rocks make conscious evaluations. You
> have conflated atoms and rocks. They are not the same. Ken Wilber makes the
> distinction clear: atoms are wholes, rocks are heaps. Wholes are entities
> like atoms, molecules and cells  They react to experience according to
> their level, inorganically or biologically. Rocks and other heaps like
> clouds, clothes and cars do not react to experience.
>
> Regards,
> Platt
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