Dueling Hypotheses Let’s consider two hypotheses—both of which pertain to the relationship between (1) the subtle, internal and generally private realm of thoughts/feelings, and (2) perceptions of a presumably shared “external world.” Taken individually, each of these hypotheses makes sense to me: my inclination is to agree with them both. Yet when they’re placed side by side, they seem to …
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3.14 Well, π (the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter) has now been calculated to 31.4 trillion digits. That's a lot of digits! And represents significant progress, I suppose, towards the completion of an ultimately impossible task (viz. the decimal representation of an irrational number). But fun nevertheless. Estimates are that it would take somewhere in the neighborhood of …
Here Dean Radin describes a series of experiments that exemplify a vigorous application of the scientific method to questions around the relationship between consciousness and matter: specifically, the collapse of the wave function in double-slit experiments. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRSBaq3vAeY …
Like The Prow Of A Boat "Be, therefore, like the prow of a boat: It cleaves the water, yet it leaves in its wake water unbroken." Is this not one of the best-ever grasshopper teaching moments!? Let's explore this image in a bit more depth--but first, here it is in all its glorious original context ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXDZOa1rEp0 Leaving No Trace This image--of the …
Very rich conversation here (and below) between Jeffrey Mishlove and Bernardo Kastrup, revolving largely around the differences between materialism and idealism--with Mr. Kastrup advocating for a particular form of metaphysical idealism. The materialist assumption of consciousness being produced by matter (which exists independently of consciousness) is what Bernardo dubs as "chasing our own …
Atoms It would be a poor thing to be an atom in a universe without physicists. And physicists are made of atoms. A physicist is the atom’s way of knowing about atoms. ~ George Wald I love this provocative string of statements: so playful and poetic. Excellent food for thought, for sure -- but are they actually true? George Wald was a biochemist who was awarded a Nobel Prize for his work on …
