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  A reply on Talk: Julian Baggini: Is there a real you?

  Jan 24 2012: Cyrus he is taking a higher level of analysis than elementary particles (such as genes or organs or biological systems) and as Will said he is discussing philosophy, i.e the distinction between body and mind. (ask your self what is free will and you will get into it). So, as a doctor you will reduce men into bodily functions and their problems, but he and others reduce men to their experiences and what do these mean. Don't need to attack, just discuss with it, mate! (Kahneman, Ariely, Damasio, Dennett and a lot others have discussed about the problem of experience of oneself and the reflection with which one understands one's actions). Good luck!

• A reply on Talk: Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids

  Jun 30 2010: Really? There is no way back from adulthood? Can't an adult think and therefore ask cuestions as a child? Why don't you ask Dodgson, Ralph? Or Antoine de Saint-Exupery if you won't like his response?
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  A reply on Talk: Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids

  Jun 23 2010: "Children are the R & D department of the human species. We grown-ups are production and marketing. We start out as brilliantly flexible but helpless and dependent babies, great at learning everything but terrible at doing just about anything. We end up as much less flexible but much more efficient and effective adults, not so good at learning but terrific at planning and acting." That is a part from Alison Gopnik's answer to EDGE's (2010) question about what would change everything. All in all? Never-ending childhood. And she explains it psychologically and neurologically.Here is the whole thing: http://www.edge.org/q2009/q09_4.html .No matter how old this idea is, I don't see why we shouldn't listen to it. There are lots of TEDsters concerned about changing educational systems (Sir Robinson par example) and for obvious reasons, so to me,at least, is a very promising fresh pair of eyes.
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  A reply on Talk: Daniel Kahneman: The riddle of experience vs. memory

  Mar 21 2010: I agree with your last statement Colleen. I am not sure if they have nothing to do with income, but belief and perception of life do change contentment and happiness. Yet, I would also like to add, the fact that Kahneman studies a general perception of people's understanding of happiness. This means that if people's (in general) perception of happiness and content is strongly connected to income, he may have true findings. You and I who have a diferent point of view on this matter are not actually part of the sample, just merely an error (statistical).
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  A reply on Talk: Daniel Kahneman: The riddle of experience vs. memory

  Mar 21 2010: Actually Epicurus was discussing about being content with your life, which came from a whole system of philosophy based on three notions of human life Nature- Morality- Understanding, pleasure was just a part of it, little space to explain it here. His life shows that precisely. He lived in a house with his friends, their food came from their garden and they engaged themselves to cultural activities. So, I think his life was about making his remembering self more content, if we take Kahneman's numbers to present the truth. But do take into account that these were very diferent times and people's life has changed in a way that has changed the understanding of life and so the feeling of being content with life.
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  A reply on Talk: Daniel Kahneman: The riddle of experience vs. memory

  Mar 5 2010: Theodore is right. He said "more satisfied" not happier. Above 60.000$ the line of happiness is Flat!