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>From: burt@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca (Burt Voorhees)
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Subject: Re: definition of consciousness
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Date: 3 Nov 92 07:02:48 GMT
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bill@nsma.arizona.edu (Bill Skaggs) writes:

>How about:  Consciousness is to the study of the brain what *flame* is
>to the study of combustion?

Excellent analogy, but I wouldn't want to push it too far... my brain
is baked enough as it is, I'd hate to find that consciousness was
eating my brain and leaving ashes behind.
bv


