Search found 86 matches
- Mon Oct 11, 2021 2:18 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Survival value of Consciousness
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1782
Re: Survival value of Consciousness
Wow, it's been a long time since I've read something on this site I felt compelled to comment on. What you are proposing feels right to me. So much of the discussions presented here seem to be endless observations about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin, what tune they are dancing to, a...
- Wed May 19, 2021 7:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Footage of 'spherical' UFO
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1980
Re: Footage of 'spherical' UFO
Individual groups within humanity have desired to believe they were the center of the universe throughout history. There seems to be some of that in Bernardo's philosophy. What happens to the concern about our self important impact on the "creator", "mind at large", "the bi...
- Wed May 19, 2021 12:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Footage of 'spherical' UFO
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1980
Re: Footage of 'spherical' UFO
Individual groups within humanity have desired to believe they were the center of the universe throughout history. There seems to be some of that in Bernardo's philosophy. What happens to the concern about our self important impact on the "creator", "mind at large", "the big...
- Wed May 05, 2021 5:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Metamorphoses of the Spirit: Breaking Bad Habits
- Replies: 184
- Views: 18362
Re: Metamorphoses of the Spirit: Breaking Bad Habits
I'm willing to make a wager that everyone that thinks "philosophical thought" has a tangible importance would have one heck of a time explaining how or why. It's only entertainment. It's an intellectual video game. Even with all of this big thinking human nature always wins out especially ...
- Thu Apr 29, 2021 12:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Is a forest a sentient being?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2182
Re: Is a forest a sentient being?
My God what a small world. In the article he mentions the town Puyo. From 11/98 to 11/99 every 12 days I flew to Quito for a 2 day visit with my wife and then back to Puyo. From Puyo I then was driven to our Central Processing Facility where my main office was located. I also had offices at two othe...
- Wed Apr 28, 2021 12:25 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Dismissal of the simulation hypothesis
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3848
Re: Dismissal of the simulation hypothesis
I wonder many times if Bernardo's reluctance to see mind at large as having a direction is in an effort to remain impeccable. I'm going to choose to believe that is the case otherwise I'm left with questioning his credibility. I don’t really understand what you mean by direction? I certainly wasn’t...
- Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Dismissal of the simulation hypothesis
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3848
Re: Dismissal of the simulation hypothesis
To be clear, I am not claiming instinctive behavior is the sum total of MAL ideation (as I am sure is clear from previous postings). Only that some significant portion of ideal relations which lend themselves to mathematical description can be explained by activity of instinctive idea-beings. We sh...
- Tue Apr 27, 2021 6:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Dismissal of the simulation hypothesis
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3848
Re: Dismissal of the simulation hypothesis
I watched up to the point where Bernardo addresses the simulation hypothesis. Even when I disagree with Bernardo on something I always enjoy listening to him. He is always very firm in his opinions and I'm not left with the feeling like I am attempting to pin a jelly fish under my thumb. On this par...
- Tue Apr 27, 2021 3:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Consciousness is all there is
- Replies: 87
- Views: 8739
Re: Consciousness is all there is
Ed, you just performed a miracle... getting Eugene to admit some spiritual orientations are objectively better than others! :o I am definitely keeping this one in my back pocket ;) Yes, some are better than others in practical terms, being more functional/efficient/productive/fit with respect to ce...
- Tue Apr 27, 2021 1:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Consciousness is all there is
- Replies: 87
- Views: 8739
Re: Consciousness is all there is
OK out of grins and giggles let's assume what we do here matters. Does it matter as 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person or all of the above? A real life example. As an Instrument Electrical Supervisor I had a technician that was about a useless a human being I ever met and eventually I ended up firin...