Willie

That’s how Victor Frankenstein did it. But really, there is no problem of consciousness. It’s the requirement for rigorous empirical evidence-based proof of the arising of consciousness from a lack of consciousness which is a problem for some. It’s very unscientific to say something like “God did it” or “It’s eternal and uncaused”. Consciousness is not a problem. Proving its beginning is.

The map of physics is a complex and very reliable model for the territory of reality. It’s still just a map. It’s all made up, and not reality.

That was fantastic!

You’re probably better off not knowing.

I’m surrounded by Trump supporters where I work. I know it’s unethical, but I sometimes wonder what reactions I’d get here if I recorded the rants and tangents they go on about every day without their knowledge and posted those recordings here. “Plandemic”, “Clown World”, “Half-Whitmer”, and other great hits!

Don’t ever get sick is how you live with it.

Beat me to it. Mmmmmmmmmmm, Brian Molko at the turn of the century...

Focusing attention in either way is a biased perception and becomes delusion if one accepts that perception as truth.

If you’re debating, you’ve already lost. People who debate aren’t open-minded.

That also includes not letting the ego judge judgments, right?

That’s sure to get some people ticked off.

1. Not knowing about God. 2. Searching for God. 3. Seeing God. 4. Being God. 5. Enjoying Creation for what it is. It’s a truncated alternative to the 10 ox herding pictures.

Nothing doesn’t not matter, no?

Waterfalls in Yosemite National Park.

@SoonHei I’m very sorry this happened. Is there a way to donate or contribute to help you, the widow, and the children in moving forward?

This thread and your posts in it indicate that you’re still hooked on it.

Stranger than fiction.

Is brainfullness the same as mindfulness?

The video sounded like a 4chan shitpost spoken aloud. First, I’m surprised to see it here, and second, I’m surprised anyone takes it seriously.

I guess that means you give your second shot to Melinda...

It can be. It can also be just scratching each other’s itch. How you connect with them non-sexually matters and happens first anyway.

I’m at a pool hall, because I love playing pool. The waitress who has been serving me drinks went out of her way to come tell me goodbye because her shift ended. I didn’t ask her for her number, but I wished her a good night. Did I blow it? I don’t do hints. I take things at face value usually, unless it’s suuuuuuuuuper obvious that there’s subtext, which this didn’t seem to be. But she did walk out of her way to tell me goodbye.

I guess I’ll be “that guy” and say no thanks. JP doesn’t interest me much. In a choice between the two, my bias goes to Sam Harris. Would looooooooooove to see a video about/with him.

Yeah, it seemed like more pleasant small talk for her job like she had been doing earlier as she brought me drinks and the bill for the drinks. My only clue into anything was when I realized after the fact that her job was done and she was still talking to me. But we’ll see each other again, and see where it leads.

Cool, thank you. Does the fact that we’re both wearing masks change the dynamic at all?