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‘—in evolution, feelings—came before words & numbers ever could. Also, feelings are well translated by—sounds of musical instruments—human singing voice,—In fact, the near-infinite variations of feelings—their successions in time are well matched—by—combination—a continuity of consciousness—depends on feelings. A ring around the physiological rose of consciousness—based on evolutionarily older, unmyelinated neurons—’

‘Consciousness—the godmother of invention—Ever more sophisticated machines—surround us, as does the hovering, human-made nightmare of climate change—its consequences: famines, plagues, fires—floods,—And here we should pose a troubling question: How did it come to pass that natural intelligence, which has so efficiently protected and improved life in the course of human history, could lead us humans that much astray?’