[Profpat]

Hi everyone;

Drifter;
Thank you for those links and interest and help. I now have some readings for this weekend.

Benedict;
Further research on my part yielded the concept of QUALIA. perhaps that is in the proton that I described in my Idea;
Qualia

First published Wed Aug 20, 1997; substantive revision Tue Jul 31, 2007
Feelings and experiences vary widely. For example, I run my fingers over sandpaper, smell a skunk, feel a sharp pain in my finger, seem to see bright purple, become extremely angry. In each of these cases, I am the subject of a mental state with a very distinctive subjective character. There is something it is like for me to undergo each state, some phenomenology that it has. Philosophers often use the term ‘qualia’ (singular ‘quale’) to refer to the introspectively accessible, phenomenal aspects of our mental lives. In this standard, broad sense of the term, it is difficult to deny that there are qualia. Disagreement typically centers on which mental states have qualia, whether qualia are intrinsic qualities of their bearers, and how qualia relate to the physical world both inside and outside the head. The status of qualia is hotly debated in philosophy largely because it is central to a proper understanding of the nature of consciousness. Qualia are at the very heart of the mind-body problem.

Also I just want to tell you Benedict that to me there are three great miracles, or divine intervention;
1) Creation
2) Life
3) Intelligent Life

I have no idea how these came to be other than GOD, and being a theist, I have no problem with that explanation, though I realize that is highly personal.

Best to all,

Pat