LOL. Well, the default position should be materialist. I just don't feel (ahem) that that addresses what I'm seeing here (literally and figuratively; see "qua

LOL. Well, the default position should be materialist. I just don't feel (ahem) that that addresses what I'm seeing here (literally and figuratively; see "qualia") As a programmer, I'm pretty rationalist... The worst thing is nondeterministic code! As a former Psych major though, over the years it has been dawning on me slowly but surely that just about all that is valued in this experience we call life (as well as value itself) is entirely irrational. It's actually been difficult to grapple with that, but... I just think something's there. "Joie de vivre", "the spark of creative thriving", "the light in a person's eyes", whatever. And... I don't think we will ever nail most of it down rationally... But we should try!