Talk:Forms and Techniques Work (Action Powers)
Mind - Life Duality Problem
I am having trouble with the name of the Life and Mind domains.
Mind
This is anthropomorphic man as a civilized being, part of a society, sapient and cultured. It represents the end product of evolution and, by extensio, God.
Life
This is life and life-force at the primal level; the essential principle that fuels all creatures, magical and mundane. It is at the opposite scale of the evolution from Mind, yet Mind could not exist without it.
Relevant Terms?
A list of terms that might be somehow relevant here: Culture Civilization Antropomorphs Anthropomorphism Soul Sapience Sapients Folk Parahuman Empathy consciousness Sublime Person Being Cognizant
--Starfox 14:56, 18 October 2007 (CEST)
My take on Mind
I find Mind a very proper name.
To me Mind would be the realm of things that does not exist except as products of the mind: thoughts, abstractions, feelings, names, classifications.
- It is the realm of the AI and of emergent properties: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence
- It is the realm of memories.
- It is the realm of memes, cultural patterns, customs and languages.
- It is the realm of mathematics and computations.
- It is the realm of music, patterns, and that extra something which separates "art" from "pictures".
- It is the realm of virtual realities, fantasies, dreams, ideas, inspiration.
- It is the realm of expectations and desires.
- It is the realm of insanities: paranoia, megalomania, phobia, delusion.
These would all make a valid domain in my opinion. Dont know if it is the domain you had in mind, but I have a hard time seeing most of the above fit another domain.
--Mats 16:19, 18 October 2007 (CEST)