Human Beings
Index Entry
Q. "What is the minimum system that you can describe as a human being?"
RBF: "Awareness and the phenomenon love have nothing to do with the organism they employ--which is just a confluence of 1000 (exhausted) tons of food, water, and fuel. The question tries to make the human being a system.
"Mind thoughts and concepts are systems; the human being is not a system. The thinkable is systemic and relevant, but human beings, the metaphysical capability to tune-in--loving, caring--I have no way to put that into a system. You can call the organism a system if you want to, but the internal systems of organisms are very complex."
Citations
- RBF to Question by Dr. Michael Bruwer at World Game Workshop'77; Phila., PA; 22 Jun'77
