Philosophical Speculations

As an adjunct to the topic video, this too is surely metaphyscially pertinent, and yes ~ OMG!! ~ has political implications ...

What is known beyond any doubt whatsoever whether it is believed or not, other than being aware? Beyond that, everything is provisional. I'd suggest that in alter-mode the ideas that appear less provisional would be immanent 'M@L'-generated ideas, whereas a metacognitive alter's ideas ~ e.g. the ide...

Perhaps time to shutdown this internet/cyber-age platform lest we all succumb to schizoid infantile syndrome

Or is it somehow the key to actualizing the noosphere whereby our collective inter-beingness evolves to an integral stage?

Both/and?

These are my conclusions also, and I'm quite certain it is the secret to unlocking true compassion moving forward. It is perhaps an amusing irony that the final conclusion to the issue of morality rests on the fundamentals of selfishness, so long as it is the right kind of selfishness. Or in other ...

When one argues a fantasy over reality it is sad. Idealism has absolutely nothing to do with ideals. There are several things going on here in my mind. As is often the case a group captures a concept and owns it. They get to use it any way that trips their trigger. I have a great imagination but ha...

Beating Ashvin in the sharing of this, it no doubt should be of interest to the Christianity-inclined here ...

I can't argue with your words because I don't know what they mean. [/i] Yes, it seems we might as well be speaking different languages ... Nevertheless, your reference to the path of the warrior did jog the mind this morning, recalling a book titled Shambhala: The Path of the Sacred Warrior, by Cho...

Learning, like dying is an individual experience. One time a friend told me he had read there are about 4200 recognized religions. I have no way to know if that is correct but if there are that is a lot of different beliefs. So my beliefs are different than yours. Not surprising and I don't think t...

Now this is only a bad outcome if one has a preconceived notion of what a correct outcome is. In the Warriors Path one only, only, only learns from hardship. So in one way one can say when the caca hits the fan school will be open with a vengeance. [/i] So now I'm curious, with this belief whereby ...

As others also suggested, I dropped a PM to BK but I've no response at this point. [/i] BK is not likely to be checking in here on any regular basis. Last time I checked in with him, he was not considering essay submissions to his blog, being too busy with the Essentia website. As you likely know, ...