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With Brexit out of the way (?!) can we now turn to more momentous issues? I refer to those posed by St Augustine in reference to Creation; Who made it? By what means? & Why?
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That was neither, theland. I wouldn't do that. I am genuinely interested in answers, and not trying to "trick" anybody.
Throughout the long thread, I have asked you for one example only, of how information comes from the mind (which you say "always does" so should be easy).
So far, I have had misdirection (asking me back a question without answering)...
a change in definition (changing "information" to knowledge, thinking, creating etc)...
Avoidance (answering any question, except mine)...
Victimisation (changing the subject to personal feelings... I hope I haven't victimised you, not my intention at all)...
To "boredom" (that's enough now).
But through it all, I still haven't had a proper answer, and you are the person on here, claiming to actually know, so I don't understand why you won't share that.
My own opinion (rightly or wrongly) is that you are not at all sure yourself, but this is something you would prefer to believe, because it helps?
Throughout the long thread, I have asked you for one example only, of how information comes from the mind (which you say "always does" so should be easy).
So far, I have had misdirection (asking me back a question without answering)...
a change in definition (changing "information" to knowledge, thinking, creating etc)...
Avoidance (answering any question, except mine)...
Victimisation (changing the subject to personal feelings... I hope I haven't victimised you, not my intention at all)...
To "boredom" (that's enough now).
But through it all, I still haven't had a proper answer, and you are the person on here, claiming to actually know, so I don't understand why you won't share that.
My own opinion (rightly or wrongly) is that you are not at all sure yourself, but this is something you would prefer to believe, because it helps?
Information from a mind?
If you throw a pile of scrabble tiles on a table, there is a chance a few of them will form short two or three letter words.
But if you see them arranged to form a complete sentence, you know that is not random, but that a mind has formulated the sentence, and arranged the scrabble tiles to convey the sentence.
Is there a problem with that?
If you throw a pile of scrabble tiles on a table, there is a chance a few of them will form short two or three letter words.
But if you see them arranged to form a complete sentence, you know that is not random, but that a mind has formulated the sentence, and arranged the scrabble tiles to convey the sentence.
Is there a problem with that?
The information obviously doesn't originally.
My views and opinions do... as I process what I see and read, decide what to believe and what to think. They are not the same things at all.
If they were, everyone would have very similar views (look at my recipe post).
Information is added in to your mind as you learn- and your mind makes of it what it wants, depending on many variables. But the original Information, doesn't.
My views and opinions do... as I process what I see and read, decide what to believe and what to think. They are not the same things at all.
If they were, everyone would have very similar views (look at my recipe post).
Information is added in to your mind as you learn- and your mind makes of it what it wants, depending on many variables. But the original Information, doesn't.
I turn information into my own thoughts.... I am not honestly sure anyone ever has an "original thought", but maybe a different subject...
My thoughts depend on what I know, believe, think, my personality, etc etc, like everyone else's. But I have never created "information"- and neither has anybody else. We learn it, we don't invent it.
My thoughts depend on what I know, believe, think, my personality, etc etc, like everyone else's. But I have never created "information"- and neither has anybody else. We learn it, we don't invent it.
