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	Emotion is necessary for logic

jimbo1000

12-25-2008 9:31 AM

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brain, ai, artificial intelligence, evolution

jimbo1000 says:

Emotion obviously evolved before the higher realms of logic but it is interesting that the suggestion is that it is a prior requirement

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12-25-2008 1:33 PM

chestnut501

Amen, Amen, and Amen again. Thanks for sharing that Jimbo.

12-25-2008 1:47 PM

jimbo1000

thanks for the comment chestnut, I need some encouragement as I have got flamed on another thread. Sometimes the subject is too difficult to get across an idea lucidly. So easy to misconstrue things.

12-25-2008 2:07 PM

chestnut501

Yes, I know what you mean. I have had to give up on some very good clips for the same reason. It's very frustrating.

12-25-2008 2:32 PM

abailart

Clip of the Year!

12-25-2008 2:49 PM

jimbo1000

12-27-2008 6:57 AM

Mohir

Very interesting,
Great clip
Thx.

12-27-2008 10:45 AM

jimbo1000

12-27-2008 11:10 AM

malaika99

If only, oh, if only I had read that before I finished my Philosophy of Mind course, I could've given the (staunch behaviourist) professor a run for his money.

12-27-2008 6:36 PM

jimbo1000

I understand that behaviourists treat humans as black boxes and interest themselves in inputs and outputs only. Not my bag at all

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