The same roundabout question can be asked in alternative means, such as: Would you willingly undergo a lobotomy knowing that the lobotomy will make yo...
This raises the question: If not "duty and adherence" to that which is accordant with "reason" (which ought not be confused with a strict adherence to...
As I've previously mentioned, I'm agnostic about the Trinity - not being a Christian myself, although I admire JC a great deal in multiple ways. That ...
I concur with But if you’re going to get all technical about it, the most interesting part of the prisoner’s dilemma game theory is in discovery of th...
In case it wasn't obvious, I'm in agreement with this. Still, interpolations of all sorts have been made galore, and some of these become dogma at exp...
I'll say this as an agnostic in relation to the reality of the Trinity, but here is an example of how the aforementioned could be rationally accounted...
Sure, but I wanted to be as easy to understand as possible; and ipseity of itself tmk does not address the easy to overlook dichotomy between the a) p...
Alright. Got it. Slightly embarrassingly, my bad presumption, then. Hmm, I call the Good arational because it is the only actuality for which there is...
As a suggestion, you might want to then address the previously made arguments of these numbskulls or else shmucks head on, rather than talk behind the...
The question is not one of when were humans noncorrupt – the answer here is never – but, instead, that of whether corruption is increasing or else dec...
I very much get that. It’s why our voices matter. To become voiceless in a time of conflict – this when speaking up does not lead to dire perils with ...
In agreement with this, to give a relatively simple parallel to it: In the early 2000’s, Bill Gates Sr. and Chuck Collins – both relatively well off p...
Under panpsychism, nothing would be an automaton, right? - for everything would in one way or another be endowed with psyche (rather than being a psyc...
If the One were to in fact be real - by this or any other name - then it is by no means impossible, but rather quite plausible, that others than Ploti...
I of course acknowledge the hybridization of the One and the omni-creator deity in the course of history - such that the omni-creator deity takes on t...
To be clear, the tacit understanding I've been addressing does not require, nor is it equivalent to, conceptual understanding. Tersely expressed, a co...
Thank you! As I just described the big picture aspect of things, though I don't limit myself to Neoplatonic thought, yes, the notions resonate with me...
Although its details are not easy to explain via the soundbites of forum posts (and I have no current interest in presenting them), one possible examp...
Thank you for the explanation. Still have my questions about what proto-experience or else proto-consciousness might be (this having read the OP's quo...
As far as my personal observations and perspectives go: Anti-democratic sentiments have been simmering for quite some time in certain aspects of the U...
OK, but then you might want to explain what “subjective awareness” can possibly mean when completely devoid of any kind of tacit understanding*. * By ...
Nor did I explicate that that's all which mind is, but these are certainly what I consider to be aspects of mind, rather than aspects of mater. This t...
Wanted to say thumbs up to the OP. To the first question, for now yes; issue though is about the soon-to-become-present future. And here I am very con...
Again, no problem if the use of essence rather than that of substance doesn't work for you. But to address this quote: pure awareness would here be no...
Are you then maintaining that "consciousness in its most fundamental sense" can well be fully devoid of all understanding/comprehension - irrespective...
Although its been a few days now, you might want to reread my post: I said nothing to the contrary of this. I did not address intelligence but the fac...
Thanks for this. I greatly like the terminology of "limiting essences" or else "finite essence" - this in contrast to what would then be pure ousia as...
Wanted to address this notion of higher consciousness. An intrinsic aspect of consciousness – at the very least as we humans experience it – is that f...
I think this gets back to the OP. In the case of priority monism - such as can be found in "the One" of Neoplatonism - there is no substance involved ...
Just checked. Couldn't find any fragments to the effect of light equating to the "only one" - wanted to say my bad for this - but there are fragments ...
I don't see how it could be physical daylight since this is of itself an aspect of logos/fire, of the universe in total - with night/darkness as its d...
In all references I so far know of (e.g. 1; and e.g. 2), the Heraclitus fragment you've mentioned is devoid of the hyphenation between "be" and "an". ...
While I agree with the second sentence, I don't think Heraclitus can be pinned down to what you say in the first. There are passages such as this: ......
"Being" is however a verb, a process, that is treated as a noun conceptually, the same as "becoming" is in philosophical circles. This cultural reific...
A very good - and might I add substantial :wink: - OP! Personally, given its modern connotations, in my own writings I tend to reserve the term "subst...
In truth, I'm not intimately familiar with the philosophical use of "choice-worthiness" ... but I take it to specify that which makes one alternative ...
A fellow "mystic"? Sure! I think I'd like it as well. :wink: If you do, substances aside, I'd be interested on any offerings regarding the notion of e...
While I hope I’m not intruding on the discussion, I thought at least parts of this might be of use to the issue (these being some personal perspective...
On a physical level of understanding, all quanta themselves emerge from the quantum vacuum state: ... which is located neither here nor there but, qui...
I'm not sure if anyone brought this up yet (haven't read the entire thread) but have you considered an "essence dualism" - this so as to avoid all the...
There are many different types of monism. These can include "priority monism" - of which Neoplatonism is a type - "dual-aspect monism" - in which both...
I acknowledge this. To me, however, it does raise the question: Can there be anything epistemic without there being something ontic* which the epistem...
Again, what you in fact claimed: Rationally then, your affirmations entail that in the absence of a non-egalitarian, hence authoritarian leadership wh...
Yes, it doesn't address what physicality per se is. But this theme brings to mind how water can be described via, and predicated on, the structure of ...
You offer a lot of opinions and thoughts in your post, but I am interested in the potential facts of the matter. To begin with, can you provide refere...
Is this to say that devoid of some authoritarian oversight humans - and, in particular, men - are naturally abusive? Issues such as this then signifyi...
By my counts, quite validly expressed! And, in keeping with this thread's theme: yes, there is a distinct difference between "faith" at large and that...
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