X-Message-Number: 8158 Date: Wed, 30 Apr 97 13:36:08 From: Mike Perry <> Subject: CRYONICS Patterns and Reality Thomas Donaldson, #8154, wrote >The fundamental error Mike makes, and it is an error, though a very >common one, is to believe that the interpretation his brain (and yes, >my brain too) gives to the world IS the world. Patterns are not in the >world, they are in our brains. And yes, mathematics IS universal --- >in OUR science and OUR technology, both of which proceed from (guess >what) our brains as they meet reality, which we inevitably see quite >indirectly. Again, I think patterns are not just in our brains, even if we do see the world indirectly, which I agree we do. I wrote, #8010 (7 Apr.), >A large part of scientific history suggests we are building up >a body of knowledge about reality that is truly telling us >"how it is." And I stand by that. Mike Perry Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=8158