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So, your dog is conscious. Maybe, but so what?

Daniel — 8/13/2005 12:19:52 PM (archived)

Does it want to go the moon or Mars? Does it wonder about time travel, or the existence of God?

Does it even wonder about how it got to be conscious, or where that might all lead?

Give me a break ..

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The whole thread (36 posts)

A novel solution to Fermi's Paradox - ljk - 8/12/2005 1:58:17 PM
- Simpler solution - David F Mayer - 8/21/2005 5:05:22 AM
  - Simplest solution - phil - 8/21/2005 4:16:29 PM
    - Expanding on that - SDF - 8/22/2005 1:34:08 PM
      - re: Expanding on that - ljk - 8/22/2005 2:59:12 PM
    - re: Simplest solution - ljk - 8/22/2005 12:52:38 PM
- *Calm down folks, Daniel is correct* - ModBob - 8/12/2005 2:50:08 PM
- *complaint* - Daniel - 8/12/2005 2:23:02 PM
  - re: *complaint* - ljk - 8/12/2005 2:25:23 PM
    - re: *complaint* - Daniel - 8/12/2005 2:31:18 PM
      - re: *complaint* - ljk - 8/12/2005 2:36:29 PM
        
        re "far bigger problems" - Daniel - 8/12/2005 3:00:17 PM
        
        unacceptable thoughts? - phil - 8/12/2005 7:39:03 PM
        
        note to Phil: - Daniel - 8/13/2005 12:14:51 PM
        
        Shouldn't be - Robert - 8/12/2005 11:39:24 PM
        
        re: Shouldn't be - p - 8/13/2005 2:32:25 AM
        
        might not have to be - Robert - 8/13/2005 7:55:38 PM
        
        What if there is a Creator, but he/she/it is not God or a god? - ljk - 8/15/2005 12:57:12 PM
        
        Universes & creators - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/15/2005 7:31:03 PM
        
        How do you know that I'm not a product of your imagination? - Gary - 8/15/2005 8:21:49 PM
        
        Ah Gary... - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/17/2005 2:56:54 AM
        
        Actually, I'm no where clever enough to be your imagination - Gary - 8/18/2005 5:08:32 AM
        
        What's this doing on the Space Board? - Daniel - 8/18/2005 12:21:11 PM
        
        It's about harshness/survival regarding space exploration. - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/18/2005 9:49:53 PM
        
        very nice (n/t) - Daniel - 8/19/2005 3:19:12 AM
        
        As Shalmanezer said: - Fox - 8/15/2005 9:17:27 PM
        
        Not as good an imagination as someone who named a computer "Shalmanezer." (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/16/2005 5:14:18 AM
        
        Philosophy 101 - Gary - 8/15/2005 6:20:29 PM
        
        What would a simulated universe look/be like? - ljk - 8/16/2005 1:36:24 PM
        
        Doing a double take - ljk - 8/12/2005 7:09:00 PM
        
        if I misread you, it's hardly suprising - Daniel - 8/13/2005 12:39:21 PM
        
        re: if I misread you, it's hardly suprising - ljk - 8/15/2005 2:17:19 PM
        
        I'll grant you this - - Daniel - 8/17/2005 3:59:39 PM
        
        Now, hold on thar... - Tom Brosz - 8/12/2005 6:05:24 PM
        
        So, your dog is conscious. Maybe, but so what? - Daniel - 8/13/2005 12:19:52 PM
        
        So long and... - ljk - 8/15/2005 2:22:26 PM

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