Philosophical Speculations

Step #2. If you agree with the above definition (I do), then answer these questions: - In your 1-st person subjective experience you experience certain qualitative phenomena, such as the color of the wall in your room. In my subjective 1-st person experience I do not experience the same phenomenon ...

"Thought forms the alters" - this is what I call abstract to the maximum (even beyond BK's view). Think of it this way - where can we possibly go from there to get a better, more precise understanding of what's actually happening in the development of sentient living beings? If you have a...

Ok. fair enough, but that might also provide an explanation why Phenomenology isn't mentioned it the current discussion: Eugene and Jeffery are discussing ontology!

anyway. i will now go away and get back to work.

How is the phenomenology you speak of not a metaphysics?

Cleric, although it's always a treat to take part of the fruits of your Thinking, you didin't really humor Eugene. There are only sweeping generalisations above re: the actual teachings of others, no specifics. Which, I could imagine, might be hard to come by if your'e fully engaged in Imaginative T...

Quantum Mechanics is not derministic, in the sense that your theory will only give you probabilities for different outcomes. So, given that, there is still a space where your Thinking can affect the outcome of your physical system (-> A,B, or C) and either of these outcomes would be withn the laws ...

Quantum Mechanics is not derministic, in the sense that your theory will only give you probabilities for different outcomes. So, given that, there is still a space where your Thinking can affect the outcome of your physical system (-> A,B, or C) and either of these outcomes would be withn the laws o...

Also, Hedge, you have only gotten rid of half of the interaction problem with your position. How the physical affects the mental still remains.

Lou Gold wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 7:35 pm

Martin_ wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 5:18 pm

Lou Gold wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 4:57 pm

Might it be that the Truth is not arguable?

Let's just say that it we seems to get lost very quickly if you we try.

Lost in the duality?

or in the non-duality, maybe.
By the way; nice picture.

Let me put this a different way (given that hat I'm currently wearing for this conversation) * In the sense that there is only one sun, and we're all interconnected rays of this sunlight, i am not dualist. * In the sense that the singular sun operates in a surrounding darkness, i am dualist. Might ...