In a message dated 1/1/99 4:03:15 AM Central Standard Time,
robin@faichney.demon.co.uk writes:
<< My scepticism is not about the existence of consciousness,
but about it "evolving in our brains".
--
Robin >>
Your scepticism does not correllate with "blind faith" in those that actually
have a postion. My position is that conciousness is something that evolves
through the interaction of biology and culture. This evolution re-occurs with
each individual born into our culture where consciousness is a real
phenomenon. If there is something that is wrong with this picture, I hold it
open to rational criticism. This is not "blind faith", and the continued
insistence that it is, can evolve to the level of impugning the sincerity of
one who does. Blind faith is something that you don't hold open to rational
criticism.