Philosophical Speculations

Hi all, I was mazed by how much AI has advanced. https://g.co/bard/share/88585e153f5e Please look at how Bard explains the way the formation of the non corporeal life atom/ soul is going to be ontologically explained . If anyone is keen to get to know the existential reality and get to the point of...

Correct, there are many explanations where our thoughts come from other than archetypal beings, for example: karma; stresses in the body; field of pure awareness; and if the mind is elastic and porous, shared ideas\thoughts amongst families\societies\cultures. As I understand 'archetypal beings', a...

The suggestion that our thoughts\thinking is influenced or perhaps sourced from archetypal beings doesn't seem reasonable or intuitive. In fact, if I 'thought' this was the case, I'd revolt and strive for freedom from these tricksters. Why even bother with the having of human beings anyways if it's...

So if there are no beings structuring your thinking, yet your thought-life is not entirely yours as a private possession, then what is it? There are explanations for thunder (for example) that don't include a god of thunder. The notion that the world is filled with 'trickster gods' has been debunked.

The suggestion that our thoughts\thinking is influenced or perhaps sourced from archetypal beings doesn't seem reasonable or intuitive. In fact, if I 'thought' this was the case, I'd revolt and strive for freedom from these tricksters . Why even bother with the having of human beings anyways if it'...

The suggestion that our thoughts\thinking is influenced or perhaps sourced from archetypal beings doesn't seem reasonable or intuitive. In fact, if I 'thought' this was the case, I'd revolt and strive for freedom from these tricksters. Why even bother with the having of human beings anyways if it's ...

For that to be done, Lorenzo, we first have to be willing to explore the reality of our purely qualitative life. What is your view on the fundamental emotions of gratitude, love, reverence, and so forth? Can these be measured with a Geiger counter? Can they be detected with a brain scan as specific...

Ashwin, could you imagine or describe a thought experiment, even if just in principle, how to measure or detect the influence of archetypal beings? For that to be done, Lorenzo, we first have to be willing to explore the reality of our purely qualitative life. What is your view on the fundamental e...

Ashwin, could you imagine or describe a thought experiment, even if just in principle, how to measure or detect the influence of archetypal beings?

Talking about Ss there is a thought that im thinking trough right know. Every one in the forum here has a intuitive context, which allows us to understand what we are doing and why we are doing these things. It is the means by which our existence feels lawful. Let us imagine that we see a stranger,...