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Article 2212 of comp.ai.philosophy:
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>From: geb@speedy.cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
Newsgroups: comp.ai.philosophy
Subject: Re: Causes and Reasons
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Date: 17 Dec 91 20:53:16 GMT
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In article <1991Dec17.154142.21021@psych.toronto.edu> michael@psych.toronto.edu (Michael Gemar) writes:
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>*I* uniquely determine what *I* am thinking about.  I am the sole arbiter
>of the content of my conscious thoughts.  How could it possibly be otherwise?
>
Hmmmm.  Ok, try this one on.  For the next 30 seconds, determine very
hard not to think of the word "elephant".  Ready, set, go.....




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