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To: Brumar89 who wrote (58871)	9/29/2014 7:24:14 PM
From: 2MAR$	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69300

Self awareness & developement of consciousness can be observed unfolding from birth & earliest life of children. The same principals are found to apply as we would find in evolution and any emerging developing interacting brain/nervous system thru the senses, reacting to the needs of the body. (sleep/fatigue, hunger,pain,pleasure, hot,cold, loud noises,mothers voice etc etc) To say that we have no idea of where self awareness comes and must have "faith" to understand it, has to be one of the more profoundly stupid statements, i assume you have raised children? Ever watch an infant suckle after waking up crying? Do you think that mother's milk has a scent/ odor that can be detected by that infant? Satisfies its hunger? Is warm & pleasing sensation for it? The warmth & softness of the breast & perfect shape of the nipple? The cooing sounds of the mother? Then only just wait till they open their eyes & start moving around & walking, then your really in for it or even later when they start asking questions "why why why"...

To: Brumar89 who wrote (58871)	10/3/2014 8:09:24 PM
From: TigerPaw	1 Recommendation Recommended By 2MAR$ Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 69300

you should say you have no idea where self awareness comes from. But that wouldn't be true. I know a lot, but not everything, about brain functions. I studied the subject quite a bit when I worked on artificial neural networks. It's really amazing to see a lifeless bit of silicon and copper recognize and respond to a stimulus such as a conversation. (The NSA likes to tell you that they don't have near enough people to listen to all the phone calls they monitor, but they do have plenty of computers which can follow a conversation well enough to get that conversation of a list for further review).