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Pastimes : Ask John Galt...

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To: John Galt who wrote (650)10/19/1996 2:55:00 AM
From: Krowbar   of 4006
 
<<John Galt knows that all life forms have inherently a mathematical mind. That all life forms must struggle to define reality (utltimate truth that exists) in order to survive. That man, which sets him uniquely apart, has, in addition, the ability to negate his own mathematical mind.>>

A lizard, groundhog, amoeba, bacterium, sea snake, kangaroo, oyster, tapeworm, and lichen, all have mathematical minds struggling to define reality? What method did you use to conclude this? Please expand on this concept. I have trouble with the idea of a tapeworm giving a rat's ass about ultimate truth. It, along with many other animals, seem to be acting as automatons, doing only what is programmed by their DNA to ensure the immortality of the DNA. The simplest example seems to be viruses. Do you consider viruses to be a life form?

I am a believer of ethical rationalism. I'll just bet that a few people reasoned that it was not good form to club each other on the head for no good reason, even before the Ten commandments came along.

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