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Philosophy Corner: Ontology	by MatthewDBA	2009-08-24 06:51:21
A self-evidential event of the subjective ego	by bitflipper	2009-08-24 07:26:49
Would that imply that (for example)	by MatthewDBA	2009-08-24 07:37:08
My take would be:	by bitflipper	2009-08-24 07:51:37
That's not quite circular.	by MatthewDBA	2009-08-24 08:02:26
Sure; it tells us that thought is necessary	by bitflipper	2009-08-24 08:53:12
"The presence of thought in another creature	by MatthewDBA	2009-08-24 09:03:30
is evident to a thinking being" only holds if the thinking being can classify the behavior of the other creature as adaptive behavior. I seriously doubt that mice (to take your example) are capable of such classification. Is it possible for a thinking being which is not self-aware to tell that another being thinks?
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I doubt it	by bitflipper	2009-08-24 09:33:31
That appears to be directly contradictory	by MatthewDBA	2009-08-24 09:35:26
Yes, I mis-stated it, earlier	by bitflipper	2009-08-24 09:50:33

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