GENIUS FORUMS

This is actually possible. The person being "sat in" would have to allow it, of course. Since consciousness is all where does the question of "person being sat in would have to allow it" occur? Does one ask permission from ones hand whether it would like to move before moving it...

If we define God to mean utterly everything, then the idea of a creator God (Christian-style) automatically becomes superfluous. Could it not happen that an advanced species of aliens created the earth as some sort of experiment. The creators are the Gods. This is logically consistent right? You wo...

Cosmic consciousness manifests as the whole cosmos, It's body, so to speak. This is Awareness Itself, One in all. I think you have redefined the concepts consciousness and awareness to mean the whole universe. If that is so then the statement the universe is the whole universe one in all, is a taut...

But I've spent a lifetime in communion with nature... not a Native American, but I "see and know" Nature in the same Way through decades of shamanic experience. In the sense that consciousness is omnipresent... just reach for the meaning... One Consciousness in *all forms.* All matter is ...

The "I" in the midst of all individuals is the same "I", beyond ego's little "i", the "separate self" illusion.... just FYI, not that you are capable of "getting It. Dear mikiel, I have few questions: Is the I also the same in non living things such as r...

Wise thinking doesn't use any axioms or assumptions, other than A=A. Alright just by using A=A how can you disprove the existence of a creator god. Or an individual soul in each of us which survives to the end of the universe. The great truths of life aren't empirically-testable, but they do apply ...

Maestro, have you yourself made an effort to play the Devil's advocate against the QRS? Have you done it with mild force, moderate force or full force? "A devil's advocate is someone who takes a position for the sake of argument, This practice is generally an instructional technique." whi...

maestro, Attacking feminine all the time reeks of emotional malice due to frustrated sexuality. That is only one possibility. The ending of man’s attachment to women has a domino affect that quickly destroys all of his lesser feminine delusions related to materialism, competitiveness and so on. W...

I'm not sure what you are trying to say there. You think they are 'unusual' cronies, who nod in unison, and it would be better if one of sometimes them plays the Devil's advocate with full force to expose the finer points of their mutual philosophy and why it is consistent and stands to scrutiny, a...

It is the basis of all logic and consciousness. When a person's thinking conforms perfectly with A=A, when there are no contradictions or assumptions contained therein, it cannot be rationally challenged. You are saying if philosophy is logically consistent, it cannot be challenged. But what if it ...

Not possible, as our philosophies are too watertight. It isn't possible to question A=A. What do you mean by A=A. This means that something is what it is. Isn't this a tautology or a rule of logic. Philosophy in my view should be 1) Observing the world 2) Forming hypothesis (or axioms) 3)Using logi...

Jamesh wrote:Consciousness belongs to all forms of life that have an ego.

Isn't ego a human phenomenon? A Buddha does not have ego but is clearly conscious. For ego you need the thinking mind. So animals can't have the ego.

Jamesh wrote:

No truth has any meaning whatsoever, except in relation to one's emotions.

Geez James, where is the emotion in the truth of the Pythagoras's theorem.

hsandman wrote:Answer this riddle On a calm day in the calm water 6 good swimmers wearing bathing suits all drowned Why?

Why not?

This recent article in Nova is fascinating. It seems that neuroscience is catching up to the truths of Zen. Excerpts How does consciousness come into this view of the brain? Is consciousness a mysterious phenomenon, in your opinion? Llinás: I don't think so. I think consciousness is the sum of perc...

LOL genius forum being used as a chat program.

Carl G wrote:Lack of courage to post thoughtlessly? You think I should buck up and just do it?

Ah no I was just deducing a conclusion from your previous two posts ("Lack of balls" and humility). Maybe the expression you had in mind was civility.

Carl G wrote:I wish I had your balls, to just flip out new threads seemingly without a thought.

maestro wrote:What stops you?

Carl G wrote:Humility.

Lack of courage posing as humility?

Carl G wrote:I wish I had your balls, to just flip out new threads seemingly without a thought.

What stops you?

nitty-gritty wrote:Really, how so?

Is it possible without damaging the brain?

Well you can remove the amygdala it considered to be the seat of the emotions
See this link
http://www.actualfreedom.com.au/library ... chemes.htm

nitty-gritty wrote:Is emotion truly escapable? If it was, would you want to?

A lobotomy would be a good way of removing most emotions.

Groups = ego validation. Alone = ego validation. Whether your get your ego boost from being liked by others or from being "above that", you are getting it either way. You are correct, here Neil. However : Does the self exist? and by the self I mean a central authority who is separate from...

Cory: I've always seen this forum as a great place to expose and attack my vulnerabilities and fears. The whole concept of 'poison for the heart' is a great one in my view - after suffering the various tolls, you are that much less vulnerable to getting upset and troubled by views that attack your v...

Ryan I don’t think the moderators should be seen as some sort of collective mind, they are unique thinkers, with unique imperfections, although a common foundation of wisdom unites them. However, there is nothing ‘wrong’ with sharing a rational foundation. . If the moderators are unique thinke...

Most human groupings form on the basis of ego validation. For example consider friendship in this structure the friends tend to share common interests and vision, in their interaction they reinforce this and tend to see the outside world through their shared vision creating a us-vs-them dynamic. A p...