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Article 7431 of comp.ai.philosophy:
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Subject: Re: Brain and Mind (was: Logic and God)
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>From: system@CODEWKS.nacjack.gen.nz (Wayne McDougall)
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 92 15:59:03 NZST
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swf@teradata.com (Stanley Friesen) writes:

> 
> We *currently* have no way of knowing, but argument from ignorance has a way
> of evaporating as science advances.  Two centuries ago it was almost in-
> concievable that life could be based purely on chemical reactions (as they
> were then understood), but that is now universally accepted as an established
> fact.  Why should mental activity be any different?  Why should the current
> problems be anything other than ignorance?
> 
> -- 
> sarima@teradata.com			(formerly tdatirv!sarima)
>   or
> Stanley.Friesen@ElSegundoCA.ncr.com


Hmmm. Just a passing comment. If life is based PURELY on chemical 
reactions, then home come no one has created life in a test tube yet?
I expect your answer will be a form of "have patience". Hmmm....


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