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To: Road Walker who wrote (389)	2/10/2014 12:05:48 PM
From: George Statham	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 935

Originally, I'd treated the courses like regular college courses. So if it took 10 hours to come up with 2 lines of scala code to solve the assignment, I'd do it. And I've still got a block against continuing to listen to the lectures if the assignments are taking too much time. Eventually, I'll expand out of science and computer courses. For past formal education the most memorable classes I've had were literature classes. I'm more in tune with the zen saying: The moon does not intend to reflect it's image or the water to receive it. An executive function at many levels sounds problematic, like human society. What if the teaparty chocolate lover threatens to shut the whole thing down if it doesn't get it's way. That said, supposedly people who's corpus collosum has been damaged may have 2 separate selves.

To: Road Walker who wrote (389)	2/10/2014 7:04:00 PM
From: koan	1 Recommendation Recommended By Road Walker Respond to of 935

<<One other point on there being separate consciousnesses within the brain. There's a book out, haven't read it but seen multiple interviews with the author, that says that different parts of the brain "argue" on courses of action. Like, "do I eat that chocolate, or stick to my diet"? That certainly suggests multiple consciousness>> You probably know this. When they cut the corpus callosum in cases of extreme epilepsy (they are using pot to stop that now!), anyway, two personalities emerge. They seem to get along, but it shows we have two minds at least. As well there is a girl going to college that only has half a brain? A great book for all to read is: "The man who thought is wife was a hat".