Philosophical Speculations

I disagree. There is lots of evidence. Compare literature. Could a Greek in Homeric times have made any sense of, say, Waiting for Godot? Why don't we write epics like the Iliad? Or compare Gregorian Chants to punk rock. Anyway, if you want a detailed presentation of the evidence, check out Owen Ba...

"Evolving" is a tricky word. There surely has been evolution but whether or not it's been a progress is controversial. Many would argue that the human species has not evolved toward a better balance with its earthly environment or that rising material production has not resulted in greate...

Ash, I think you’re saying I’m lazy. But I say that if an Intelligence is higher, it ought to be able to (and try to) communicate easily and clearly with an Intelligence that is lower. Obsurantism may conceal malignity (didn't Nietzsche say this?) Can an adult explain quantum physics to a six-year ...

Hello Scott, happy Xmas! You make a good point. I'd forgotten about the Seth books. I read 3 of them about 12-15 years ago. Some of it is quite detailed and specific, but the prose is so convoluted that I eventually lost interest. Do you know of any other source that confirms what the Seth spirit s...

Channelers often claim to be spiritually oriented and caring. But as outsiders, we can’t know how enlightened they really are or how much they cultivate their spiritual abilities. Is it the channeler or the channeled you're judging? I'd focus on the channeled. This is why I would prefer to judge by...

In both, Hindu Kundalini Yoga and Tibetan Buddhist Tantric Yoga, philosophy of Idealism has its clear and specific practical implications and applications for transforming our suffering mind into an Enlightened pure eternally blissful mind which directly realizes its True Nature via advanced esoter...

Hey, my parents are Mormons. I don't want to be a Mormon. I am not interested in some other boring religion either, and in going to a church every weekend. On weekends I want my freedom, but I want to be spiritual. Can you help me, please? In asking the question "how to be spiritual" you ...

However, not everyone realizes that philosophy of Idealism was NOT created by Bishop Berkeley in Europe, but 2500 years ago in Buddhism, and at least 5000 years ago in Hinduism. Actually, until the modern era (say, since 1500) everybody, East and West, was an idealist. Classical theism claims that ...

Jonathan Österman wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 10:40 pm
Scott, is Prof. Donald Hoffman PhD, in your opinion, making a simple mistake: viewtopic.php?t=961

I don't have an opinion on the matter.

Just to clarify, the reason Ashvin and Cleric (and I) joined the forum on the same date is that there was an earlier incarnation of the forum ( here ), which moved to this platform, and so we all joined this incarnation on the same day it moved. Also, I don't think a robot would make the simple mist...