May. 12, 2009
Read article by Prof Lee about subject. He writes about how would you answer when someone asks you, “What’s your favorite flower?” How about, “What’s your favorite color?” If you answer, “I like roses,” or “I like blue,” who is this “I” you are talking about? What is this “I” entity that decided that it liked roses and the color blue? This entity is the compilation of information that is in your head. A human being is an amalgamation of countless pieces of information. The human awareness of “me” consists of what my name is, how old I am, what my favorite color is, what my favorite flower is, what the happiest moment in my life was, what my future dream is, and so on. This compilation of sorted information is what differentiates us from one another.
Information, depending upon the route through which we absorb it, can be divided into three categories: genetic information, intellectual information, and experiential information. The sperm of the father and the ovum of the mother carry genetic information. Our collective ancestors through countless years of refinement pass it down to us. Intellectual information is information that we get through outside sources such as books, education, movies, television, and all manner of external media. It is an indirect form of information. Experiential information is information that we personally feel and absorb through direct experience or confrontation with an event. It is a direct form of information.
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