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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Fatal curiosity
Date: 14 Jan 2008 05:45:09
Message: <h9fmo3dvtfaeki2mrq658eei6mde5q87fn@4ax.com>
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:15:12 -0000, "Phil Cook"
<phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:

>No doubt from the patients answering the obvious question with "I  
>accidentally sat on it" ;-)

That reminds me of one a medic told me. The punch line is. "That's lifebuoy"

Regards
	Stephen


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From: Kyle
Subject: Re: Fatal curiosity
Date: 14 Jan 2008 08:53:06
Message: <k9qmo39jkaio5rlvn18r10ij08os2a4jdm@4ax.com>
On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:31:17 -0600, Sherry Shaw <ten### [at] aolcom> wrote:


>--Sherry "Crazy Cat Lady" Shaw

http://www.mcphee.com/items/11377.html


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Fatal curiosity
Date: 14 Jan 2008 08:58:02
Message: <3jqmo35gqfrv9glln242ml59f299oammbj@4ax.com>
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:53:05 -0500, Kyle <hob### [at] gatenet> wrote:

>>--Sherry "Crazy Cat Lady" Shaw
>
>http://www.mcphee.com/items/11377.html
>

LOL

Regards
	Stephen


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From: bluetree
Subject: Re: Fatal curiosity
Date: 14 Jan 2008 11:55:00
Message: <web.478b934e58ea990c374c34960@news.povray.org>
Tim Cook <z99### [at] bellsouthnet> wrote:
> Darren New wrote:
> > Sherry Shaw wrote:
> >> whether or not Schrödinger's Lab Assistant looks in the box, because
> >> the *cat* knows what happened."
> >
> > That was exactly the point of the thought-experiment. At what level of
> > sophistication does the "observer" collapse the possibilities? The
> > argument was over whether having instruments there was sufficient to
> > "collapse the wave form", or whether someone actually had to look at the
> > instruments.
> >
> > </fuddyduddy>
>
> "If nobody can observe you, you don't exist."

But pointing again to the cat's point of view.
What's about, if you are yourself in a box, all is black, you can't see
anything? Just thinking, in absolute darkness. Nobody can hear you. (So you
don't ecxist for other observers outside of the box.)
You can think, so you are.
But what are you? - You can't see anything.
How long can you preserve your mind?


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Fatal curiosity
Date: 14 Jan 2008 13:11:21
Message: <1e9no3tgcdnbnf9vml0a09no54k7lqqq4s@4ax.com>
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:52:30 EST, "bluetree" <nomail@nomail> wrote:

>But pointing again to the cat's point of view.

Wouldn't a cat just go to sleep until it was hungry then kick butt 'till it got
out? :)

Regards
	Stephen


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From: bluetree
Subject: Re: Fatal curiosity
Date: 14 Jan 2008 16:15:01
Message: <web.478bd07658ea990c374c34960@news.povray.org>
Stephen <mcavoysATaolDOTcom@> wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:52:30 EST, "bluetree" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
>
> >But pointing again to the cat's point of view.
>
> Wouldn't a cat just go to sleep until it was hungry then kick butt 'till it got
> out? :)
>
> Regards
>  Stephen

So you are inside the box.
You can't see anything.
And you are the cat?
Where do you know from, that you should "kick butt 'till you get out"? :-)

bluetree


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Fatal curiosity
Date: 14 Jan 2008 17:05:01
Message: <web.478bdbbe58ea990c65ad23470@news.povray.org>
"bluetree" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> Stephen <mcavoysATaolDOTcom@> wrote:
> > On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:52:30 EST, "bluetree" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> >
> > >But pointing again to the cat's point of view.
> >
> > Wouldn't a cat just go to sleep until it was hungry then kick butt 'till it got
> > out? :)
> >
> > Regards
> >  Stephen
>
> So you are inside the box.
> You can't see anything.
> And you are the cat?
> Where do you know from, that you should "kick butt 'till you get out"? :-)
>
> bluetree

The mad cat lady will visit you with a chainsaw :)

Cats don't need to know they just do or don't as they feel fit.


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From: Sherry Shaw
Subject: Re: Fatal curiosity
Date: 15 Jan 2008 00:15:23
Message: <478c416b@news.povray.org>
Tim Cook wrote:
> Darren New wrote:
>> Sherry Shaw wrote:
>>> whether or not Schrödinger's Lab Assistant looks in the box, because 
>>> the *cat* knows what happened."  
>>
>> That was exactly the point of the thought-experiment. At what level of 
>> sophistication does the "observer" collapse the possibilities? The 
>> argument was over whether having instruments there was sufficient to 
>> "collapse the wave form", or whether someone actually had to look at 
>> the instruments.
>>
>> </fuddyduddy>
> 
> "If nobody can observe you, you don't exist."
> 

So, if I look in the mirror...................

--Sherry "God" Shaw


-- 
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From: Sherry Shaw
Subject: Re: Fatal curiosity
Date: 15 Jan 2008 00:16:41
Message: <478c41b9@news.povray.org>
Invisible wrote:
> 
> So... if a man speaks in a forest and no women is there to hear him... 
> is he still wrong?
> 

Yes.

--Sherry "I Win" Shaw


-- 
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From: Sherry Shaw
Subject: Re: Fatal curiosity
Date: 15 Jan 2008 00:19:25
Message: <478c425d@news.povray.org>
Kyle wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:31:17 -0600, Sherry Shaw <ten### [at] aolcom> wrote:
> 
> 
>> --Sherry "Crazy Cat Lady" Shaw
> 
> http://www.mcphee.com/items/11377.html
> 
> 

Hey, I only have *three* cats--but they're ALL crazy...

--Sherry "Ain't Language Fun?" Shaw


-- 
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[1rgb 1]}}finish{ambient 2}}//                                   TenMoons


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