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Interesting, I've never heard those authors I'll have to check them out. Can you say what you think about Jaynes's theory is wrong and why?
by asimpletune 12y ago
Interesting, I've never heard those authors I'll have to check them out. Can you say what you think about Jaynes's theory is wrong and why?
- lotsofmangos 12y agoHis theory only makes sense if you set a very low bar on other mammalian consciousness, indeed it is an attempt to explain how we became conscious when other animals are not. If on the other hand you think that many of the mental states he is trying to find explanations for are already extant in several other species, then the problem he is seeking to address simply doesn't exist.
- extra88 12y agoThe first is "Neal Stephenson," no "v." I enjoy both but much prefer Sterling's earlier work (Islands in the Net, Schismatrix, Heavy Weather).
- lotsofmangos 12y agoOops. thanks for picking up on that. I haven't read Islands in the Net or Schismatrix yet. I should really get around to them at some point. Heavy Weather was pretty good, there's a copy of that within three feet of me right now.