MDDM Ch. 32 Twins
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Mutualcode at AOL.COM
Tue Feb 5 23:04:28 CST 2002
In a message dated 2/5/02 11:28:50 PM, johnbonbailey at hotmail.com writes:
<< just as
another Otto, Herr Rank, suggested that the essence of the uncanny was in
not knowing whether the person you are speaking to is another human being
or, thankyou Descartes, an automaton. We still don't know. >>
What proof is there that any of us is not just an artifact of physical
processes, a mutual cargo cult, if you will? Although I still believe "Lewis"
was "real" and not just an M&D ploy, even if he was peddling bogus watches.
Nice post, btw. Could almost hear you singing that Byron ditty, : )
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