> At 00:25 31/01/97 -0800, David R wrote:
> >Dave Pape wrote:
> >>And to me, a decision is the resolution of a competition between conflicting
> >>memes/ideas in my brain. Not "me" "freely deciding" what to do... just one
> >>meme outcompeting another for expression in my behaviour.
> >
> >Again:
> > "And to me, a decision is the resolution of a competition between
> >conflicting
> > ideas in my brain. Not "me" "freely deciding" what to do... just one
> > *angel/devil* outcompeting another for expression in my behaviour."
>
> ...PLUS I think that memes arise from neural processing in human brains. I
> think it's neurological processes that GIVE RISE TO memes. Angels and devils
> are more... outside influences, aren't they?
Yes. Devils are very convenient postulates when I want to shut down
truly irrational thoughts: I attribute the thought to a devil from the
Kingdom of Evil ;), possibly from the Spiritual Disinformation
Agency ;), which makes it *so* much easier to deconstruct! This is fully
consistent with Cognitive Therapy techniques, and actually seems to
accelerate them.
This works better when working in a reference frame where the above
beings are concrete entities.
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