(June 8, 2012 at 2:55 pm)Epimethean Wrote: ...it was dealt with by Brian among others, and you haven't really managed to take it in any fresh direction by bandying semantics.You and apparently many others find Brian37's description satisfying. Some other members and I do not. That doesn’t make us stupid nor make us more profound. We’re just unconvinced and want to batt the idea around a bit more.And you shouldn’t dismiss semantics so lightly, when the goal is to make sure people are understanding each other correctly.
(June 8, 2012 at 2:55 pm)Epimethean Wrote: ...What do you want to accomplish here, now?Well, right now, I’m exploring the limits of emergence theory with those members who are willing to engage me in that enterprise.