Jack comments on There just has to be something more, you know? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Jack 24 March 2010 03:31:53AM *  3 points [-]

Your instinct that the laws of physics don't fully describe you is correct! You are the way you are because of two things:

  • the laws that describe your soul-pieces or particles, and

  • the way they're put together,

and the latter is almost unimaginably more significant!

Comment author: RobinZ 24 March 2010 02:01:32PM 0 points [-]

Note that the above was in the removed part of the article.

Comment author: Jack 24 March 2010 02:12:29PM 1 point [-]

A shame. It was a great line.

Comment author: RobinZ 24 March 2010 02:14:20PM 0 points [-]

I would more than agree - it was part of what made it a good article. The post is much, much weaker without it.

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