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- Fri Jun 22, 2007 12:42 pm
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: The Causes of Consciousness
- Replies: 80
- Views: 8856
Re: The Causes of Consciousness
Let's consider an example. Let's say I reason that all finite things - i.e. all things that are limited in extent and don't embrace the totality of all there is - are limited in extent and don't embrace the totality of all there is. And let's say that I reason that all things beyond the computer, w...
- Thu Jun 21, 2007 11:59 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: The Causes of Consciousness
- Replies: 80
- Views: 8856
Re: The Causes of Consciousness
Your response to my 'alien' hypothetical is the correct one.The senses will always pose a problem to the aliens ability to be 'all knowing'.I'm happy to discard it. I do however still have a problem with the response to the computer hypothetical.... Ataraxia: But you've conceived of this logic withi...
- Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:15 pm
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: The Causes of Consciousness
- Replies: 80
- Views: 8856
Re: The Causes of Consciousness
It doesn't matter what the mind knows or doesn't know, it is still the case that an object cannot exist without its parts. This kind of logic is absolute. It all applies to all things necessarily, both knowable and unknowable. Now you might want to argue differently, but to do so you would have to ...
- Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:32 pm
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: The Causes of Consciousness
- Replies: 80
- Views: 8856
Re: The Causes of Consciousness
Not relevant, I'm afraid. It doesn't matter how expansive a consciousness becomes and how many zillions of senses it might acquire, it will always be trapped within its own subjective experience . By default, it is impossible for anyone or anything to go beyond its own consciousness and peek at wha...
- Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:30 pm
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: The Causes of Consciousness
- Replies: 80
- Views: 8856
Re: The Causes of Consciousness
I'm not denying there is reality beyond the mind. I'm only denying it has a form which resembles anything that we experience in our consciousness construct. It cannot have this form because the all-important ingredient of consciousness, which is integral to the world we experience, is absent beyond...
- Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:04 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: Any More Aphorisms?
- Replies: 85
- Views: 9807
Re: Any More Aphorisms?
"Nietzsche was right"
I should get double the points for making it a double entendre too :)
I should get double the points for making it a double entendre too :)
- Fri Jun 08, 2007 1:33 pm
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: Tibetan Buddhism - Dr Alexander Berzin
- Replies: 169
- Views: 318234
Re: Tibetan Buddhism - Dr Alexander Berzin
The Dalai Lama just hit town.Arrived ensconced within a helicopter.
Much fawning.Much rejoicing.
Much fawning.Much rejoicing.
- Tue May 29, 2007 3:00 pm
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: Tibetan Buddhism - Dr Alexander Berzin
- Replies: 169
- Views: 318234
Re: The Reasoning Show - Dr Alexander Berzin
I don't see this as a legit argument, although I don't disagree with your overall viewpoint. They choose these Lama dudes when the prospect is very young. Thus they can recreate the Dali Lama in their own image, just like all Christian preachers do, and for that matter parents and the enlightened. ...
- Tue May 29, 2007 12:27 pm
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: Tibetan Buddhism - Dr Alexander Berzin
- Replies: 169
- Views: 318234
Re: The Reasoning Show - Dr Alexander Berzin
I don't think your analysis covers all possibilities. There could be a link in that the succeeding Dalai Lama has some kind of paranormal connection with the previous Dalai Lama that enables him to recognize people & objects from the other's life. Whether or not this is the case, it's a possibi...
- Mon May 28, 2007 9:20 pm
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: Examining the fundamentals of QSR's philosophy
- Replies: 93
- Views: 48237
Re: Examining the fundamentals of QSR's philosophy
David Quinn; I've only recently begun reading your book,it's very promising.However I'm loathe to progress to the 2nd chapter without logically proofing the 1st chapter to my own satisfaction first. I have a problem with something contained in the The Furtherest Galaxy section which appears to me a ...
- Sat May 26, 2007 2:46 pm
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: Tibetan Buddhism - Dr Alexander Berzin
- Replies: 169
- Views: 318234
Re: Well hello, Dalai
Why would you care about this enough to be frustrated by it? Is it any more of a fabrication than what you find in other religions - transubstantiation, papal infallibility, etc.? You are right of course.This frustration is a failing on my part. No ,it isn't any more a fabrication than seen in othe...
- Sat May 26, 2007 2:24 pm
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: Tibetan Buddhism - Dr Alexander Berzin
- Replies: 169
- Views: 318234
Re: The Reasoning Show - Dr Alexander Berzin
Ataraxia, If I understand you aright, you are saying that the thing they "recognize" is either materialistic and therefore subject to the ordinary processes of cause and effect, or else it is non-materialistic, in which case it doesn't exist. Would that be right? In hindsight it was silly...
- Fri May 25, 2007 11:13 am
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: Tibetan Buddhism - Dr Alexander Berzin
- Replies: 169
- Views: 318234
Re: The Reasoning Show - Dr Alexander Berzin
Hi Shardrol. You asked me 'how do i know this?'-I 'Know this' because i believe I can prove it logically.Let me try-if there is an obvious flaw in my logic then you or anyone else on the forum can point out the flaw. I'll be highly appreciative and can think further on this matter. Let me set up the...
- Thu May 24, 2007 9:13 am
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: Tibetan Buddhism - Dr Alexander Berzin
- Replies: 169
- Views: 318234
Re: The Reasoning Show - Dr Alexander Berzin
On the question of wether the Dalai lama is the literal reincarnation of previous Dalai Lama; it has been a long time source of frustration to me that so few are willing to call Tibetan Buddism out on this obvious fabrication. the logic is inherent: The monks choose the Dalai Lama,rather than the in...
- Wed May 23, 2007 10:37 pm
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: Truth and Humanity - Dr Susan Blackmore
- Replies: 123
- Views: 280133
Re: The Reasoning Show - Dr Susan Blackmore
It is impossible for me to say without hearing more about them. Did these experiences impart any insight into the nature of Reality? Did they overturn deep, previously-held beliefs? Did they inspire you to want to become wise and seek the Ultimate Truth? If any of these things happened, then we can...
- Mon May 21, 2007 11:15 am
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: Fundamentalism and Fear - Dr V.V. Raman
- Replies: 107
- Views: 218818
I think Kevin made the most pertinent and interesting comments in that discussion.Particularly in regards to people doing 'good' due to faulty motivation,weak foundation.The Mother Teresa example was excellent. I was a little dissapointed that,that concept was not delved into more deeply in the disc...
- Sat May 19, 2007 11:57 pm
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: Truth and Humanity - Dr Susan Blackmore
- Replies: 123
- Views: 280133
I'm not currently emotionless, but it is certainly my goal to become so. To reach the stage where no perception of any kind can disturb my clarity of mind and conscious immersion in nirvana. Hi David. First let me congradulate you and your comrades on a fantastic forum.It's a rare pleasure to come ...
- Wed May 16, 2007 1:07 pm
- Forum: Help Desk
- Topic: Will to Power
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1124
Will to Power
First let me preface this post by saying that although holding a long time interest in political theory I'm relatively new to philosophy.If I've misinterpreted the thrust of this concept I welcome posters more au fait with Neitzsche to point out such. Also being new to this forum I was unsure if thi...
- Wed May 16, 2007 12:47 am
- Forum: GENIUS FORUM
- Topic: Brilliant anti-religious rant
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2350