[Alamo-Girl]

Thank y'all for your posts!

I don't have a clue how Grandpierre's paper was received. The reason his paper captured my attention is it was the only viable attempt (known to me) to offer a mechanism for the evolution of consciousness, i.e. the discussion of evolution centers around the biological.

[betty boop]

"The reason his paper captured my attention is it was the only viable attempt (known to me) to offer a mechanism for the evolution of consciousness, i.e. the discussion of evolution centers around the biological."

Thanks for bringing Grandpierre to my attention, A-G. I've found several more of his abstracts on-line. Should give me some interesting reading!

Think I'll start with this one: "The Universal Organization Principle as Ultimate Reality and Meaning," located at

http://www.zene.net/grandpierre/200201/uram1.htm

Thanks again, so much! Hugs!