Jim,
When you say "similar Judeo-Christian backgrounds" what are you referring to? Is it exposure to some similar myths, etc?
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- Mon Aug 09, 2021 11:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: why denying the existence of The Light and The Tunnel among academia?
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- Fri Aug 06, 2021 2:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: The vertigo of eternity
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Re: The vertigo of eternity
(I'm not going to attempt the quote feature here as the last attempt wasn't successful.) Ashvin, I don't believe there was any cynicism or gracelessness in my commenting on a particular style. That I know immediately who the two wiser ones are could be taken as a measure of your success. But that's ...
- Fri Aug 06, 2021 10:28 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: The vertigo of eternity
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Re: The vertigo of eternity
There are two sorts of dread - one from feeling we will always be isolated in personal bubbles of consciousness, alienated from each other and Nature; the other from feeling we will be absorbed into impersonal Consciousness (or just die and lose consciousness) and thereby lose all memory, hopes, amb...
- Wed Aug 04, 2021 8:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: The vertigo of eternity
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Re: The vertigo of eternity
Thanks, tjsailor
"My mantra is: I am You, You are Me. Seems to be helpful"
That's already more helpful than "I am that", which brings its own feelings of terror, here at least.
"My mantra is: I am You, You are Me. Seems to be helpful"
That's already more helpful than "I am that", which brings its own feelings of terror, here at least.
- Sun Aug 01, 2021 6:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: The vertigo of eternity
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Re: The vertigo of eternity
Hi Hedge90, Thanks for your posts. There is a lot that I recognise in them. The dread, the rationalisations, the next book that might account for it all and more. I'm curious if this "creeping existential dread" you're now experiencing feels different in nature to the experiences you descr...
- Sat Jul 31, 2021 4:58 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A Pointless Universe ?
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Re: A Pointless Universe ?
Robert, Thanks. My anticipation and your subsequent defensiveness have saved some time. I suppose then, as you fall back predictably on that koan, the next question could be framed as : Can one be human and not worship God? I won't be checking back here for at least 12 hours. If you don't want to pl...
- Sat Jul 31, 2021 4:28 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A Pointless Universe ?
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Re: A Pointless Universe ?
Ashvin,
You'll find it starting at about 20 mins and it's very brief.
You'll find it starting at about 20 mins and it's very brief.
- Sat Jul 31, 2021 2:48 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A Pointless Universe ?
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Re: A Pointless Universe ?
Ashvin, Hold your horses there. Nobody is accusing Frankl of being inauthentic. Not me, and I'd doubt Bernardo is. Bernardo's point is (you'll see this when you get round to it) is that people come out of therapy sessions and later feel tricked, in that finding their own meaning wasn't their reason ...
- Sat Jul 31, 2021 2:27 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A Pointless Universe ?
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Re: A Pointless Universe ?
Hi Starbuck, Robert Starbuck : Yes, I agree with you. I watched that talk too, and wasn't sure what to make of it. That's what I want, meaning rather than my meaning. Have you come across Humancondition.com? They seem to be advertising quite heavily. I relented and gave it half an hour recently. The...
- Fri Jul 30, 2021 8:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A Pointless Universe ?
- Replies: 16
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Re: A Pointless Universe ?
Hi Robert, Bernardo's latest public YouTube interview (check his Twitter timeline) touches on meaning. He references Viktor Frankl and the therapy he was giving inside concentration camps, which, in a nutshell, consists of helping people to find meaning, seemingly any meaning, to get them through th...