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PONDER “The Phenomenon of Man”

Heavy Lifting

Many words went through my mind to headline what I’d like to do with The Phenomenon of Man — study, discuss, review, examine, critique, etc. — but I chose “ponder” as the one that best describes what I want to do.

First of all what am I hoping to get from The Phenomenon of Man? I’m looking for

  • a scientific-philosophical proof for the existence of the mind (soul?) separate in some fashion from the existence of the body
  • a demonstration that the Internet/Facebook/IRC/Twitter phenomena we use day-by-day is definitely gathering us into some version of the Noosphere

What should come after this is a first attempt of mine to describe where I am in my ponderment (sorry, I couldn’t stop myself) with the hope that it may elicit others to join in with comments other than ones focused on my obvious lack of erudition.

Why I No Longer Twitter

Humor

After learning of several congress persons’ using twitter during the President’s speech last evening friends asked whether I twitter. I explained that I do not need to twitter, because I keep a few books next to the john to pass the time.

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