We can call it a chair, or we can call it a stool, or we can call it firewood - my wife calls it an eyesore, but it will always be information and ene...
Of course it is a chair Banno. But fundamentally it is made of the same stuff as you and me. If you want to engage with reality you have to reconcile ...
It is a chair now, before that it was a tree, before that it was dirt, before that it was rock, lava, etc. But it will always be information and energ...
Suppose you had a "finest grain of reality measure" on the end of a stick, and you pocked everything with it and you found everything you poked is mad...
Grrr - :angry: Physics is not my strong point - I have a lot of catching up to do! This sounds reasonable. I was thinking sleep allows new structure t...
Yes we can safely rule out materials, imo. Mind will always be in the picture, we are not going to conceive it mindlessly. :lol: CERN were supposed to...
Thanks for the link. However I noticed nothing new. Still its always interesting to see dualists tangling themselves up in their paradigm. “Out there,...
:up: I agree. It is not a one way street. All natural objects are self organizing in relation to each other, in an evolving process. Self organization...
No, I think the relational nature of the universe would exclude such a view (epistemic solipsism). There is a thing in itself, but we have no direct a...
It is a common mistake that I often make myself. I mentioned it as I think this way leads to a better paradigm: If God = Universe, and I = Universe, t...
I think that is an excellent definition of god, except for the part: "the very thing we turn to after death" - that is not really logical, as it impli...
'Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?’ - ‘No Reason’ The reason something exists is because of the information we have about it. Nothing, on th...
:100: I think you are right! It leads to a string theory like paradigm. Not necessarily strings, but particles of energy in combination forming struct...
This theory of consciousness badly needs updating but I just don't have the time at present. I'm glad I called consciousness an evolving process! :smi...
I came upon self organization in my own quirky way ( long story ). Jantsch is the originator, I haven’t read the book, but it is a well established co...
Perhaps another time. :up: What strikes me about your Venn diagram idea is that the outer circle must always be mind dependent - it has no other way o...
The allure of these depths is hard to resist. It is what makes philosophy exciting, as there is an element of risk to it. :naughty: I don't think its ...
Yes, It comes to us as energetic frequency and vibration, that is integrated as information in consciousness, via neurobiology. Either we cannot exper...
There is quite a gulf to be bridged. You posit a mind independent world ( "First start with a large circle that contains all physical matter existing ...
If we take this to its logical conclusion, it means there is no consciousness independent world. It would suggest consciousness ( as self organization...
Actually I thought we were fairly close, hence my paraphrasing. I think you put it quite well in your reply to Constance. In short, morality is a func...
That is a really interesting idea. You have set it out as per your paradigm, and as you say yourself it does not work. I would set out the Venn diagra...
All we can do is plant a seed or two and wait to see if they sprout - unfortunately it cant happen overnight. :cry: Its nice to find some agreement fo...
I think you did very well. I would have said the non linear, emergent, self organization of the subject in relation to the totality of information eff...
I think phenomenology would put in terms of an experience that is pleasurable results in Joy or happiness. An experience that is unpleasant results in...
Sorry, but I'm not really following you. I accept that the seed and apple are enmeshed conceptually. But the logic of the enmeshment is quite clear. T...
Yes, or If a niche works it stays filled. I arrived at it in my own quirky way, but its an idea that really belongs to systems and complexity theory. ...
Nikola Tesla said, “ If you wish to understand the Universe think of energy, frequency and vibration. What he didn't explain is why these things self ...
Thanks for the reply. Yeah, in minor evolutionary increments, such as to give the impression of determinism with a small amount of randomness causing ...
In my understanding the Sorties Paradox is just an illustration of how vague questions lead to vague answers - to answer the question definitely, one ...
Perhaps a Forrest is not the ideal analogy to make your point. Forests are different to trees in the same way that cells are different to organs. In e...
I'm glad you have honed in on the central issue - what causes the integrity of these creatures? Traditionally it has been generally assumed that somet...
Yeah, sorry about that, but I think it is better to ask these questions sooner rather then later - once your mind is already made up. I think it provi...
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