(June 19, 2013 at 1:05 pm)John V Wrote: What's important? Is it thinking, or feeling, or self-awareness, or avoidance of pain, or promoting happiness?
They're all inter-related. Relieving pain does promote happiness. Happiness is a feeling. Self-awareness is how we experience feeling. Self-awareness is also how we think. Do I really need to explain all this to you?
Try again?
Quote:Is there a line somewhere between amoebas and men?
Sentience.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
