Philosophical Speculations

It is clear that we can’t go beyond thought through thought. We can’t think our way out into a form of cognition that is different from thought. The result of any logical train of thought is still a thought. ... But couldn't it be that thinking activity is only a more limited form of a higher form ...

I agree! The question, however, is whether a 'Western Non-dualism' or 'rational spiritualism' is possible. Yes, of course. It is not only possible, it has been happening for centuries. I think the better question is whether we can we only 'shine' and never 'whine'? My answer is no. Although I've no...

advaita vedanta talks about pure awareness, without any thought. That's the real you. I agree! The question, however, is whether a 'Western Non-dualism' or 'rational spiritualism' is possible. Yes, of course. It is not only possible, it has been happening for centuries. I think the better question ...

SanteriSatama wrote: ↑Mon Jan 18, 2021 7:22 pm

AshvinP wrote: ↑Mon Jan 18, 2021 6:15 pm There's another thread about this debate as well - viewtopic.php?f=5&t=44

It's not the same video.

The first link on the other thread is the same video. I don't really care, just saying it might make sense to combine the two discussions.

It appears to me the Christian 'rule' is that we may never conduct warfare against anyone based on their beliefs, or anything else short of an imminent and serious threat to our own survival. No doubt that rule has been violated by countless people in the name of Christianity, but we do not judge e...

he views the opposites as separate forces rather than inter-weaving and inter-penetrating. Not how I hear The Tyger. The Thoughts on Thinking guy was going over Marriage of Heaven and Hell . Based on my reading, I believe he had an accurate analysis. But don't get me wrong... I also think Blake may...

Well, just as I am criticizing BK for not discussing enough religious questions in his interviews on another thread, this gets posted

I could have listened to these guys discussing those issues for many hours. The new Essentia foundation and its potentialities are very exciting!

I am particularly interested in the following question: Other than convincing philosophical argument, what development is likely to push or pull the currently dominant cultural narrative from materialism towards idealism? (New quantum physics experiments, contact with intelligent extra terrestrial ...

There's another thread about this debate as well - viewtopic.php?f=5&t=44

I am not a 'formal philosopher' by any stretch, but my 2 cents is to think of knowing and knowledge as process rather than a state. Can you give an example of such a process ? Knowing requires a dynamic process of developing internal models of the world That is science. Science is not knowledge imo...