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- Sat May 11, 2024 1:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Essay: Spiritual Retracing - Principle Overview (Part I)
- Replies: 51
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Re: Essay: Spiritual Retracing - Principle Overview (Part I)
It seemed like you were saying there is some tension between Cleric's post/question and my answer. No, I wasn't (but upon posting I suspected it could be read in that way by you, which is why I edited my post, probably too late for you to notice). I'm also confused as to what else the perceptions o...
- Sat May 11, 2024 9:15 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Essay: Spiritual Retracing - Principle Overview (Part I)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 883
Re: Essay: Spiritual Retracing - Principle Overview (Part I)
At this point I think it is more appropriate to conceive of ... Which one? :D :) Joking aside - thanks for the reminders. The question below is the one I asked, and Ashvin said: "Yes it does". To clarify, what I meant was that our storied 'history' of the Cosmos, for ex. the whole concept...
- Fri May 10, 2024 8:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Essay: Spiritual Retracing - Principle Overview (Part I)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 883
Re: Essay: Spiritual Retracing - Principle Overview (Part I)
At this point I think it is more appropriate to conceive of ... Which one? :D :) Joking aside - thanks for the reminders. The question below is the one I asked, and Ashvin said: "Yes it does". I still have many open questions in this area. For example, when we look at a distant star, does...
- Fri May 10, 2024 8:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Essay: Spiritual Retracing - Principle Overview (Part I)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 883
Re: Essay: Spiritual Retracing - Principle Overview (Part I)
At this point I think it is more appropriate to conceive of ... Which one? :D :) Joking aside - thanks for the reminders! The question below is the one I asked, and for Ashvin the answer is positive. Anyway, at my level it was simply a musing. I can easily leave it aside and instead revise the ques...
- Fri May 10, 2024 2:48 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Essay: Spiritual Retracing - Principle Overview (Part I)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 883
Re: Essay: Spiritual Retracing - Principle Overview (Part I)
... I'm speaking about what in our Darwinian conception looks like the chain of mutating species that transform from chemical soup, through single-celled organisms, all the way to a human being. An interesting question that science and philosophy are concerned with, especially after the discoveries...
- Fri May 10, 2024 2:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Donald Hoffman's search for a mathematical theory of consciousness
- Replies: 37
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Re: Donald Hoffman's search for a mathematical theory of consciousness
I haven't read the old thread you quote here, but I see this question: "So for us the natural question is, could there be an Anthropic-style explanation of consciousness? Well, we could certainly have a mild version of the argument, which would simply say that we shouldn’t be surprised that con...
- Thu May 09, 2024 8:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Essay: Spiritual Retracing - Principle Overview (Part I)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 883
Re: Essay: Spiritual Retracing - Principle Overview (Part I)
... I'm speaking about what in our Darwinian conception looks like the chain of mutating species that transform from chemical soup, through single-celled organisms, all the way to a human being. An interesting question that science and philosophy are concerned with, especially after the discoveries...
- Thu May 09, 2024 2:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A few definitions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 85
Re: A few definitions
There are words and phrases bandied about - and I'm wondering how folks employ them. For example the word 'soul'. Some regard the soul as the immortal aspect of an individual, perhaps the inner-most thoughts, desires and feelings of a person. Does the soul evolve, or, is the soul the highest\purest...
- Wed May 08, 2024 8:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Essay: Retracing Spiritual Activity (Part II)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 179
Re: Essay: Retracing Spiritual Activity (Part II)
I was wondering why, speaking of the pictorial consciousness of the young child: “At first, this thinking still unfolds entirely in mental pictures rather than verbal concepts. The pictures reflect objective relations in the environment which bring pleasure or pain, which attract the soul through s...
- Wed May 08, 2024 8:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Essay: Spiritual Retracing - Principle Overview (Part I)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 883
Re: Essay: Spiritual Retracing - Principle Overview (Part I)
When you mention the craving for gregariousness, it also makes me think of hedonism . It's interesting how so many philosophical, scientific, political, and religious frameworks seem to have been attracted around the kernel of justifying the pursuit of personal pleasures, free from the interference...