--- In Wittrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "SWM" <SWMirsky@...> wrote: > there IS NO REASON TO ASSUME DUALISM TO EXPLAIN THE OCCURRENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS! There is no reason to assume anything ( no substance of any kind, whether one or two) to explain the "occurrence of consciousness" if, by that term, you mean "being conscious" because "being conscious" is just part of being alive and there is nothing to explain. Unless you want to explain why there are human beings in the first place. bruce ========================================= Need Something? Check here: http://ludwig.squarespace.com/wittrslinks/