Philosophical Speculations

Personally , I don't think idealism yes/no does much of a difference for this one. It's just another geographic location. right? Then again, there are some things: Some archetypes would change their meaning slightly. " The Sun", would become " A Sun" but who's to say that that's ...

Güney27 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 14, 2022 11:40 am Musik spricht dort, wo die Worte fehlen.
~Hans Christian Andersen

Music that near-death experiencers say is very similar to the music in the afterlife

So no Techno or JS. Bach? This is deeply problematic...

No. I don't. What is it, in this Idealism of yours, that is causing you angst, which isn't present in physicalism?

In one talk - or maybe essay, I can't quite remember - bernardo stated that MAL's primary directive is to deceive itself. Apart from that the choice of words leaves a bad taste in my mouth - it'd sound way better as "MAL's primary directive is to be fully engaged in its imagination" -, th...

In one talk - or maybe essay, I can't quite remember - bernardo stated that MAL's primary directive is to deceive itself. Apart from that the choice of words leaves a bad taste in my mouth - it'd sound way better as "MAL's primary directive is to be fully engaged in its imagination" -, th...

Soul_of_Shu wrote: ↑Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:07 am Video no longer available ... maybe awaiting editing?

yes. i think it said it will be put back up within 24 hrs or something like that.

My subjective summary:

Bernardo: "You're bending over backwards in a futile attempt to rescue physicalism!"
Sabine: "No, you silly. I'm just trying to make the math fit with general relativity for enhanced predictive power. And by the way, you read the wrong article..."

speculation:
1. I Am.
2. I am Alone
3. mind splits.
4. here we are.

just a thought, doesn't have to be true.

I wonder what is is like, to be a Shaman.

Just putting it out there so ppl check their video and form their own opinion. That's all. Well of course others can and will have their own opinion about the interview, and BK's vision of humanity's capacity for spiritual growth, beyond being dismissed as self-deception. So I'm curious what it is ...

No, you will be disappointed as ever with BK's spin on it, which is as pessimistic, and at times cynical, as ever about humankind's prospects. Towards the end, multiple times he restates that humans are not much better than highly intellectual monkeys, yet still slaves to our base instincts, with l...