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Closure

Closure

1. The completion of a reflex pathway.

2. The place of coupling between stimuli in the establishment of conditioned learning.

3. To achieve or experience a sense of completion in a mental task.


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God vs Evolution

. Now more generally, A consistent observation is not strictly a finite, bounded event of absolute closure. Such an observation is a resonance (of a vibration) between different levels of organization, whose measurement is a peak in a range of indeterminate "in betweens". ...

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by robertkernodle
Thu May 10, 2007 5:54 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
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