Fascinating subject from an anthropological perspective.

What is consciousness?  I said to a friend that maybe it's the mind
observing itself.  I'm not certain that captures it, though.

Any thoughts?
-- 
mad (been to Kent, born in Lancs. lived in Hamps.)

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:00:06 -0700, Mack A. Damia
 wrote:

>Fascinating subject from an anthropological perspective.
>
>What is consciousness?  I said to a friend that maybe it's the mind
>observing itself.  I'm not certain that captures it, though.
>
>Any thoughts?
>-- 
>mad (been to Kent, born in Lancs. lived in Hants.)

"Mack A. Damia"  wrote in message 
news:5q3d84pf5nmhumpln3a06mrcdrdq8lmfgl@4ax.com...
>
> Fascinating subject from an anthropological perspective.
>
> What is consciousness?  I said to a friend that maybe it's the mind
> observing itself.  I'm not certain that captures it, though.
>
> Any thoughts?

yeah.  It's the opposite to unconsciousness which can easily be obtained 
with a hefty dosage of alcohol - therefore consciousness is the symptom of 
being deprived of alcoholic beverages and should be avoided at all costs.

If you find that you run out of alcohol and feel the onset of consciousness 
you should see a doctor who can prescribe you with suitable alternatives 
like valium or any of a plethora of sleeping tablets.  At a stretch, a trip 
to the garden shed may give you temporary relief - see Methylated Sprits. 


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On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:00:06 -0700, Mack A. Damia 
wrote:

>
>Fascinating subject from an anthropological perspective.
>
>What is consciousness?  I said to a friend that maybe it's the mind
>observing itself.  I'm not certain that captures it, though.
>
>Any thoughts?

This might help to get sensible discussion going.

It is now general knowledge that  this newsgroup was set up
by the government to plug the gaps created by the abysmal
failure of their Psychiatric Care in the Community Policy. 
The uk.local hierarchy was devised to provide an outlet for
individuals who would otherwise spending their days sitting
at home wearing an aluminium foil hat waiting for a full moon
to rise. It was hoped that this would reduce the incidence
of nutters out there howling at the moon and frightening the
shit out of their neighbours. Another of HMGs aims and 
objectives was to provide a distraction to take their minds
of the problem of who they were going to knife to death next.
Unfortunately, this group has been taken over by the 
articulate lower middle classes who have succeeding in 
driving HMGs target audience away.Independant research has
shown that it was the amount and quality of the inane drivel,
called small talk which the middle classes are adept at, which
had the effect of doing their heads in. They left to
protect what was left of their sanity. Saddly this has happened
to the whole of uk.local. hierarchy.  

This newsgroup is a very good example of another HMG failure.

"The Hatter"  wrote in message 
news:15b8e$48873309$15195@news.teranews.com...
>
> "Mack A. Damia"  wrote in message 
> news:5q3d84pf5nmhumpln3a06mrcdrdq8lmfgl@4ax.com...
>>
>> Fascinating subject from an anthropological perspective.
>>
>> What is consciousness?  I said to a friend that maybe it's the mind
>> observing itself.  I'm not certain that captures it, though.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>
> yeah.  It's the opposite to unconsciousness which can easily be obtained 
> with a hefty dosage of alcohol - therefore consciousness is the symptom of 
> being deprived of alcoholic beverages and should be avoided at all costs.
>
> If you find that you run out of alcohol and feel the onset of 
> consciousness you should see a doctor who can prescribe you with suitable 
> alternatives like valium or any of a plethora of sleeping tablets.  At a 
> stretch, a trip to the garden shed may give you temporary relief - see 
> Methylated Sprits.


Lol I was going to post a reply in the same vein as yours! Oh well, I'll 
open a bottle instead....

JB
x

> > If you find that you run out of alcohol and feel the onset of
> > consciousness you should see a doctor who can prescribe you with
suitable
> > alternatives like valium or any of a plethora of sleeping tablets.  At a
> > stretch, a trip to the garden shed may give you temporary relief - see
> > Methylated Sprits.
>
>
> Lol I was going to post a reply in the same vein as yours! Oh well, I'll
> open a bottle instead....
>
> JB
> x

And people wonder why there's an alcohol problem in this country...

<nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote in message 
news:gWHhk.9551$9d4.4582@newsfe17.ams2...
>> > If you find that you run out of alcohol and feel the onset of
>> > consciousness you should see a doctor who can prescribe you with
> suitable
>> > alternatives like valium or any of a plethora of sleeping tablets.  At 
>> > a
>> > stretch, a trip to the garden shed may give you temporary relief - see
>> > Methylated Sprits.
>>
>>
>> Lol I was going to post a reply in the same vein as yours! Oh well, I'll
>> open a bottle instead....
>>
>> JB
>> x
>
> And people wonder why there's an alcohol problem in this country...

I don't have a problem with alcohol... I buy it, no problem... drink it, no 
problem ;-)

JB
x
>
>

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:43:34 +0100, "The Hatter"
 wrote:

>
>"Mack A. Damia"  wrote in message 
>news:5q3d84pf5nmhumpln3a06mrcdrdq8lmfgl@4ax.com...
>>
>> Fascinating subject from an anthropological perspective.
>>
>> What is consciousness?  I said to a friend that maybe it's the mind
>> observing itself.  I'm not certain that captures it, though.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>
>yeah.  It's the opposite to unconsciousness which can easily be obtained 
>with a hefty dosage of alcohol - therefore consciousness is the symptom of 
>being deprived of alcoholic beverages and should be avoided at all costs.
>
>If you find that you run out of alcohol and feel the onset of consciousness 
>you should see a doctor who can prescribe you with suitable alternatives 
>like valium or any of a plethora of sleeping tablets.  At a stretch, a trip 
>to the garden shed may give you temporary relief - see Methylated Sprits. 

You mean "squeeze"?
-- 
mad

"Mack A. Damia"  wrote in message
news:5q3d84pf5nmhumpln3a06mrcdrdq8lmfgl@4ax.com...
>
> Fascinating subject from an anthropological perspective.
>
> What is consciousness?  I said to a friend that maybe it's the mind
> observing itself.  I'm not certain that captures it, though.
>
> Any thoughts?
> -- 
> mad (been to Kent, born in Lancs. lived in Hamps.)

Fascinating subject from an anthropological perspective? What utter
bollocks!
This is the sort of crap topic that first term undergraduates spout in the
evenings, along with "What is the meaning of life?", when they think that
is what  undergraduates should be spouting.
By their second term the science and engineering students have realised
this is total bollocks and have moved on to womanising and boozing leaving
the sociology(or however you spell it) students to disappear up their own
orifices. The question itself defines a wuss, it just ain't worth asking,
let alone answering.

And btw, your definition is almost a direct crib from the Oxford
Dictionary, so yet again you get nil point

You ain't just thick, you are bloody stupid!

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:03:38 +0100, "Toooldtocare"
 wrote:

>
>"Mack A. Damia"  wrote in message
>news:5q3d84pf5nmhumpln3a06mrcdrdq8lmfgl@4ax.com...
>>
>> Fascinating subject from an anthropological perspective.
>>
>> What is consciousness?  I said to a friend that maybe it's the mind
>> observing itself.  I'm not certain that captures it, though.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>> -- 
>> mad (been to Kent, born in Lancs. lived in Hamps.)
>
>Fascinating subject from an anthropological perspective? What utter
>bollocks!
>This is the sort of crap topic that first term undergraduates spout in the
>evenings, along with "What is the meaning of life?", when they think that
>is what  undergraduates should be spouting.
>By their second term the science and engineering students have realised
>this is total bollocks and have moved on to womanising and boozing leaving
>the sociology(or however you spell it) students to disappear up their own
>orifices. The question itself defines a wuss, it just ain't worth asking,
>let alone answering.
>
>And btw, your definition is almost a direct crib from the Oxford
>Dictionary, so yet again you get nil point
>
>You ain't just thick, you are bloody stupid!

You're a sick puppy.

<*plonk*>
-- 
mad

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:38:42 +0100, Peter 
wrote:

>On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:00:06 -0700, Mack A. Damia 
>wrote:
>
>>
>>Fascinating subject from an anthropological perspective.
>>
>>What is consciousness?  I said to a friend that maybe it's the mind
>>observing itself.  I'm not certain that captures it, though.
>>
>>Any thoughts?
>
>This might help to get sensible discussion going.
>
>It is now general knowledge that  this newsgroup was set up
>by the government to plug the gaps created by the abysmal
>failure of their Psychiatric Care in the Community Policy. 
>The uk.local hierarchy was devised to provide an outlet for
>individuals who would otherwise spending their days sitting
>at home wearing an aluminium foil hat waiting for a full moon
>to rise. It was hoped that this would reduce the incidence
>of nutters out there howling at the moon and frightening the
>shit out of their neighbours. Another of HMGs aims and 
>objectives was to provide a distraction to take their minds
>of the problem of who they were going to knife to death next.
>Unfortunately, this group has been taken over by the 
>articulate lower middle classes who have succeeding in 
>driving HMGs target audience away.Independant research has
>shown that it was the amount and quality of the inane drivel,
>called small talk which the middle classes are adept at, which
>had the effect of doing their heads in. They left to
>protect what was left of their sanity. Saddly this has happened
>to the whole of uk.local. hierarchy.  
>
>This newsgroup is a very good example of another HMG failure.

You find all types on Usenet, and I think it's evidence that a monkey
(or somebody very dull) can keyboard. 

Most of what you find are idiots who speak from unenlightened opinion
- not fact.  These kinds of people are the losers of the world; they
live in their little closed minds and don't know how to carry on a
civilized debate.

Most of the decent posters have left Usenet, and it's become a vast
wasteland.

Are you familiar with Julian Jaynes, *The Origin of Consciousness in
the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind*?  Fascinating reading.

His theory, supported by evidence, suggests that ancient man had a
bicameral mind - one side was involved in cognition and the day-to-day
necessities of early life.  The other side was schiztophrenic and was
governed by "gods" who spoke to and commanded the other side for the
purpose of guiding his/her actions.
-- 
mad