jlf1961
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ORIGINAL: Kirata Interestingly, consciousness is not required to explain biological activity. There is nothing to predict that biological systems would be aware of having any kind of experience at all. Nevertheless, we are sure that we do, and that other living things do too. Some people feel there should be a limit on who we allow into the consciousness club. But consciousness appears to be a quality that exists on a continuum, ranging from lower and more limited forms to higher and fuller expressions. Spermatozoa would be pretty far down the scale, though. So you probably don't need to worry about giving them Christmas stockings. K.[/font][/size] Does this statement cover the current state of the average politician of either party? Considering some of the stuff that have come from both sides of the fence lately, I am not real sure they are even an intelligent life form.
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Boy, it sure would be nice if we had some grenades, don't you think? You cannot control who comes into your life, but you can control which airlock you throw them out of. Paranoid Paramilitary Gun Loving Conspiracy Theorist AND EQUAL OPPORTUNI
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