.@Plinz If a database had bits representing each neuron in your brain, and a complete record of 1’s and 0’s (active/inactive) at each moment in your life...would running through those states recreate your conscious experience?
I think the idea that verbs describe transitions or actions is a misconception. They denote *situations* relative to an agent (during which a transition or action can take place).
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And when *we* are *the agent*?
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"I sit"
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In your tweet what does " They" denote? Trying to understand.
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I would say there is no noun in the sentence " I sit". But thats just (my) words as far as I can tell.
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There is a pro-noun. Compared to that, all the others are just amateur nouns
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Same as the Englishfolks. However, if you say "John eats icecream", you are constructing an icecream eating situation containing John.
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I haven't been able to find any nouns in this universe.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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As in " I Am that I am?"
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