http://malcolmpollack.com/2009/01/05/that-time-again-2/ I go many places Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:28:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://malcolmpollack.com/2009/01/05/that-time-again-2/comment-page-1/#comment-106911 greg Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:46:36 +0000 http://malcolmpollack.com/2009/01/05/that-time-again-2/#comment-106911 I can't quite tell if Kauffman is challenging that phenomena are <i>governed</i> by the laws of physics or <i>explainable</i> by the laws of physics. If the latter, which I presume, then this is not a new idea. I've heard some pretty compelling arguments to this effect, which I of course cannot recall or cite in detail at this time. But I remember being struck by the idea. I can’t quite tell if Kauffman is challenging that phenomena are governed by the laws of physics or explainable by the laws of physics. If the latter, which I presume, then this is not a new idea. I’ve heard some pretty compelling arguments to this effect, which I of course cannot recall or cite in detail at this time. But I remember being struck by the idea.

]]> http://malcolmpollack.com/2009/01/05/that-time-again-2/comment-page-1/#comment-106904 Malcolm Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:20:04 +0000 http://malcolmpollack.com/2009/01/05/that-time-again-2/#comment-106904 No, I hadn't read that one yet, Jeanie. The quality does vary: I won't single out what I thought were I thought were some of the weaker ones, but I found <a href="http://www.edge.org/q2009/q09_1.html#kauffman" rel="nofollow">Stuart Kauffman's</a> contribution particularly interesting. No, I hadn’t read that one yet, Jeanie. The quality does vary: I won’t single out what I thought were I thought were some of the weaker ones, but I found Stuart Kauffman’s contribution particularly interesting.

]]> http://malcolmpollack.com/2009/01/05/that-time-again-2/comment-page-1/#comment-106825 JO Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:50:14 +0000 http://malcolmpollack.com/2009/01/05/that-time-again-2/#comment-106825 Malcolm, I wasn't familiar with this website-have been reading through the different answers. I am fascinated by Karl Sabbagh's thoughts on the idea of "deprogramming" ,for use of a better word, the human brain to have any thoughts that would cause harm to others or at least to act on them. I didn't know if you read all of the answers but thought this one might have caught your eye with "free will" in mind. Jeanie Malcolm,
I wasn’t familiar with this website-have been reading through the different answers. I am fascinated by Karl Sabbagh’s thoughts on the idea of “deprogramming” ,for use of a better word, the human brain to have any thoughts that would cause harm to others or at least to act on them. I didn’t know if you read all of the answers but thought this one might have caught your eye with “free will” in mind.
Jeanie

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