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Dear Folks-
Seems to me that the drive to be conscious is the strongest
drive of all. Consciousness is like going to the movies only better --it's
our own life that is being shown. Being conscious of our motives and
actions does not in my view necessarily mean we are freely choosing them.
Nor do I understand how consciousness would be necessary for free choice to
occur.
I'm not even sure what consciousness is. How does consciousness differ
from mere responding? I think consciousness may depend upon the ability to
represent experience. That perhaps the two are somehow intimately
connected and responsible for producing the sense of life occurring on two
levels --the mental spiritual and the physical material. What can a
conscious person do that an unconscious person can not do? Is language the
answer? Is there such a thing as unconscious language? I suppose
there is such a thing as mindless chatter --and perhaps this is an example
of it. But my question is could we have the word
(as representation) without consciousness and/or vice versa. Perhaps it is
true that in the beginning (of aware life) was the word and it occurred in the
garden of Eden.
Best,
Jim Piat
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