[yogi]

Originally Posted by force5

I also worked with computers some years ago, mainly designing large scale applications.

One of the first things I determined when drawing a comparison between humans and computers was the method of programming. We all understand how computers work where we have a clear separation of code versus data. In order to modify a programs function, you have to change or modify the code.

With organic things, including us, the code is undergoing constant modification for better or worse. Since we are constantly evolving every second of every day, our programs (brains) are never outdated, but may contain a lot of bugs that are not always corrected before implementation.

John A.

Hi John,
I shall make some comments on your post. If you consider cosmos as a programmed system, then who programmed it? What is the programming language? What is the operating system? What is the goal of evolution?

And now the answer - a good book about the subject is - MAYA A World of Virtual Reality- I would like to read this but haven't. In short here is a short description about the book from their site. Here is the link:
http://www.simulatedworlds.com/main.html :-

This groundbreaking book shows how conscious beings could interact with a physically realistic virtual world. It shows how both paranormal phenomena and religious experiences can be reconciled in a natural way with the laws of physics, and it sheds light on paradoxes of time, on life beyond the body, and on cosmic and terrestrial evolution. In a sweeping synthesis, the ideas and data of modern science are used to illuminate the ancient theme of consciousness in a world of illusion.

yogi