>Are you on
>"Level 3" now? Do you stay there? Is "Level-behavior" context
>dependent?
In my experience, there is a "flip" that takes place and you don't go
back.
>
>If Level 3 thinking is beyond "memes" of what is it composed...or does
>it
>have no structure?
ALL thinking is beyond memes. You've read Consciouness Explained. Level
3 is a different mode of thought. Level 1 is irrational. Level 2 is
rational. Level 3 is beyond that.
>How do you know you aren't merely infected with a
>mind virus that has adapted to your discriminators so well that it
>mimics
>your mental immune system...and is thus invisible?
I always go back to the question of am I living the life I want to live.
If the answer to that is "yes" I figure I'm in good shape.
>
>Can you describe a situation in which Level 3 thinking is required for
>survival...
The head monk comes in with a sword, screaming, "if you move, I will
kill you! And if you don't move, I will also kill you!"
>or one it which there is an obvious and dramatic advantage...
Relationships with members of the opposite sex.
>or is this more of a philosophical issue?
Nah.
>
>If you aren't interested in answering these questions I'll stop asking
>them.
Ask on, O seeker!
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