PRIZE WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT

CHRISTOPHER JURY has been sent a $20 book voucher for his contributions to my challenges in the last 3 months. He has proposed some challenges [ie., Can Utopia Exist?], responded significantly to some of the challenges [ie., Famous Person Chain], and promoted interactions between other visitors to these challenges.

The significant contributions of others to this webpage is also recognised but there could only be one prize-winner.

Another book voucher will be awarded in 3 months.

Wild Kid Nick

and not know it !

Submitted by Wild Kid Nick

a radical re-definition of dead-ness would be required

What?

Submitted by Christopher Jury

What proof do you have that I am dead?

Officially Signed and Most Graciously Authenticated, His Most Imperial and Royal Majesty, Christophe Wilhelm the Twelfth, by the Grace of God, Deutsch Kaiser and King of Prussia, The Imperial Supreme Ruler Emperor of The Great German Empire and Grand Kaiser of The Mighty German Armed Forces

proof

Submitted by Wild Kid Nick

is something that follows logically from a set of assumptions; since the assumptions can be [theoretically] anything I like constructing a proof that
you are dead should be easy;

acquiring empirical evidence that you are dead is considerably more difficult;
but also is finding evidence that demonstrates strongly that what I experience as you is not [i] a figment of my imagination planted by some entity;
[ii] a simulation created by an entity - & similarly that I may have once
experienced a life version of you that has been successivefully [can't spell]
replicated in the figment / simulation

consequently I'm not sure that I can provide sufficient evidence to demonstrate your deadness or lack of it

of course, there is a reasonably high probability that you are as alive as I am
as we I experience you responding to comments I have made and because I
know of no entities and processes that could create anything like a
complete replication of you / something that acts like a Kiwi boy .....

hope the above comments answer your question

Brian -STILL CAN'T POST YOU VOUCHER

Submitted by Wild Kid Nick

Brian, I have no idea where your address is gone. Please email it to me -

nickoram [at] ihug [dot] co [dot] nz

Thanks

!

Submitted by Brian Grady

I sent you a private message! Check your inbox.
And it wasn't my parents that are hypothetical, it's the metal birds.
Geez, you should read the titles of posts more often, they can yield important information.
Bye!

thats why I'm 'wild'

Submitted by Wild Kid Nick

its impulsivity - you know hyperactive fine-detail attention deficiency disorder

i do check my inbox everyday - i assume you mean the above email address
- i'll go back & check

names

Submitted by aqumaid

using names as an excuse is an good idea Nick! =D

I think

Submitted by Christopher Jury

He may be referring to the message system on the website (or then again not).

using names as an excuse / response to CJ

Submitted by Wild Kid Nick

An interesting idea Aqumaid. I teach severely intellectually disabled teenagers who are well-labelled - autistic, Down's Syndrome, epiletic etc.
& while you can see the 'symptoms' implied by the labels & must use these
as guides to best relate / guide / support each student [ie., autistic people prob. being visual learners] it is also important to respond to them as individuals.

If you have seen any of my one-man plays about being a kid you'll see that I'm very concerned about the individual

Chris J - you're prob. right - I'll check with Patrick - I must admit I work with
knowing only what I need to know so often can not be aware of possibilities /
think to check them out