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This is amazing. I feel embarrassed but I never realized how philosophical and artistic this was.

Also embarrassingly I didn't realize the term "ghost in the machine" went back this far. In case anyone else is in that boat...

> The "ghost in the machine" is a term originally used to describe and critique the concept of the mind existing alongside and separate from the body.

> The term originates with British philosopher Gilbert Ryle's description of René Descartes' mind–body dualism. Ryle introduced the phrase in The Concept of Mind (1949) [...]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_machine




It's also the title of the best album by The Police

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q73LMKKxbc&list=PL6vwnon3sI...




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