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Notes on software and processes for collecting, analyzing and acting on data |
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The brain is a complex network of neuronal connections, organized into ensembles and specialized regions. Conscious thought is an emergent property of the system. It happens "out there" in the physical world. It is experienced "in here", with the mind. The "out there"/"in here" dichotomy is at the heart of much of western philosophy. Many eastern philosophies try to dissolve the barrier. It true that "The finger is not the moon"; perceiving is not the perceived. But they are not two different things. Both are part of a single system in which the brain interacts with the environment through sense organs. It's pointless to wonder whether reality exists "out there" or "in here" as it arises from the interaction. Thought is structured and perhaps ultimately limited by its residence in brain/sense organ interaction. |
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