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Clogtowner
Jul 3, 2009, 1:49:32 PM7/3/09
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Hi y'all - first report: Members of our group provided an excellent
lunchtime feast. Weather perfect - lots of shade and lake breezes.
There is a rumor that another one of our members has drunk all the
beer. I'll be checking this out later. If so, a special delivery by
the Guinness corporation may be necessary.
More later....................
lunchtime feast. Weather perfect - lots of shade and lake breezes.
There is a rumor that another one of our members has drunk all the
beer. I'll be checking this out later. If so, a special delivery by
the Guinness corporation may be necessary.
More later....................
-BC-
Jul 3, 2009, 4:26:49 PM7/3/09
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On Jul 3, 12:49 pm, Clogtowner <clogtow...@gmail.com> wrote:
> There is a rumor that another one of our members has drunk all the
> beer.
Can't blame me this time.
> There is a rumor that another one of our members has drunk all the
> beer.
Keep the updates (and pics) coming.
-BC-
Jason
Jul 4, 2009, 12:33:53 AM7/4/09
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Tomorrow at lunch Dan Baker will sit with us at our picnic table to
talk about his book, "Godless."
talk about his book, "Godless."
Muddle Head
Jul 4, 2009, 9:11:10 AM7/4/09
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If you have a chance, ask Dan Barker about an event he relates in
chapter nineteen on the first page. At the bottom of page 337 he
writes, "Then a strange thing happened. As I was falling back asleep
after hearing that thump, I noticed that my legs were running down the
hallway."
It sounds like his subconscious had taken over in an emercency and had
figured out that his wife needed his help. I believe that our
subconscious often knows far more about what is going on the
"we" (who is this we or in my case I?) do. If one prefers a
supernatural explanation then one could say that he ways taken over by
a supernatural being. In any case one could see how a person from a
prescientific culture could easily come to that conclusion. Below is a
paragraph that supports this line of thought from a blog entry about
Julian Jaynes:
http://www.erikweijers.nl/pages/translations/psychology/the-origin-of-consciousness/summary.php
Vestiges of the bicameral mind
An entire part is dedicated to the vestiges of this old mentality in
our own minds. This interesting part, which I will not summarize here,
contains all kinds of indirect evidence for the development of our
present psychological state. I already mentioned schizophrenia, but
also historical phenomenons like oracles and prophecy are taken into
account. Until the present age we are reminded that there are
phenomena like mediums, possession, hypnosis.. these are all kinds of
mental states that resemble the ancient bicameral mind in the sense
that they imply a diminished level of consciousness.
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chapter nineteen on the first page. At the bottom of page 337 he
writes, "Then a strange thing happened. As I was falling back asleep
after hearing that thump, I noticed that my legs were running down the
hallway."
It sounds like his subconscious had taken over in an emercency and had
figured out that his wife needed his help. I believe that our
subconscious often knows far more about what is going on the
"we" (who is this we or in my case I?) do. If one prefers a
supernatural explanation then one could say that he ways taken over by
a supernatural being. In any case one could see how a person from a
prescientific culture could easily come to that conclusion. Below is a
paragraph that supports this line of thought from a blog entry about
Julian Jaynes:
http://www.erikweijers.nl/pages/translations/psychology/the-origin-of-consciousness/summary.php
Vestiges of the bicameral mind
An entire part is dedicated to the vestiges of this old mentality in
our own minds. This interesting part, which I will not summarize here,
contains all kinds of indirect evidence for the development of our
present psychological state. I already mentioned schizophrenia, but
also historical phenomenons like oracles and prophecy are taken into
account. Until the present age we are reminded that there are
phenomena like mediums, possession, hypnosis.. these are all kinds of
mental states that resemble the ancient bicameral mind in the sense
that they imply a diminished level of consciousness.
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