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What is an insight but a state of consciousness? People can think they have an insight but can be wrong. There are certain states of consciousness that even though they are always occurring inside of Absolute Truth, they are still wrong, which means they lack understanding about reality. A conspiracy theory is a state of consciousness and so is having an insight into oneness. Realization, insight, knowledge, understanding are states of consciousness.

The only method I have found that somewhat gets me results is contemplation. But even that isn’t a definitive method because the mind is very foolish. But overtime as I continue to contemplate, it seems like I get the kinks worked out. Contemplation for sure is a more reliable method than faith, belief, and dogma. No method is going to be perfect. Knowledge is relative.

But isn’t awakening an insight into the nature of being/reality? An insight can be false. The only thing I can think of that is beyond knowledge, which you already pointed out is truth/existence/reality. There cannot be knowledge or insight without a reality to have knowledge/insight about. How is understanding possible? It seems like there is no definitive method, which means there may not be any definitive knowledge/understanding/insight. I agree that the only thing I can know for certain is that consciousness exists, but that is all I know. That’s all I can really say exists. But I also cannot say that consciousness is all that exists because I cannot get outside my own consciousness to know that. It’s an impossible problem. Yet, it seems like my whole sense of reality tells me there is more to reality than my consciousness. For instance, the news tells me that there are things happening “in the world” that I wasn’t conscious of.

I feel like I am finally grasping what epistemological solipsism and anarchism are. There is no ground or basis to base knowledge off of. Knowledge has always been about the mind. It’s scary because I have always based it off of science and rationality and now to realize how inconsistent and unstable they are in being by definitive, I am left with epistemological anarchism/solipsism.

We can only know anything through our awareness. But we can’t forget that appearances can be deceiving. What if there is an objective reality but I can never know it and access it. For instance, there are colors right now that I do not have access to. There are also millions of planets that I have never set foot on that exist without my awareness of them. Knowledge is mind-dependent but that doesn’t mean there isn’t such a thing as mind-independent.

Right. But there is an assumption that our experience is direct. Your “direct” experience is filtered through the lenses of survival. Experience is not as direct as you think. Our course experience is all that we have, but that doesn’t mean it has total access to reality and is unbiased. There are plenty of things I don’t experience right now but yet are true. Everything is filtered through the human nervous system, so how can objective reality be known if everything we have access to is experienced subjectively? Definitive knowledge seems impossible, but my intuition tells me that definitive knowledge possible. It’s hard to know what to listen to and whether my rationality, intuition, etc. are correct.

So then what the hell is awakening?

But even your direct experience can deceive you. Even your doubting and skepticism can be deceptive. I don't think anyone here grasps what I am trying to communicate. How can you know anything definitively, especially given that there is no reliable method for discerning truth from falsehood? It seems like there is absolutely no ground for definitive knowledge.

Sure. But nothing beats the relationship with Self. I don’t want to chase. I want to attract.

@manuel bon Yep. Those are the limits of Buddhism. What Buddhism gets right though is not coming from a place of attachment and neediness. We need to be mindful of our biological cravings and be aware that we don’t need sex and relationships to find our fulfillment but rather relationships are about us sharing our fulfillment each other.

Amen.

What leads you to that conclusion?

What could help you with that is seeing how you yourself behave and believe false nonsense just like the religious fools at some level. That empathy can create humility. Just think there’s someone above you ridiculing you in the same way you ridicule the religious fools.

ChatGPT and Claude are amazing. They are both too good to not have both. I like them for different reasons. I find that each model performs differently depending on the question. For some questions, I’ll use ChatGPT and others Claude. I tend to default to ChatGPT for anything fact wise since it’s connected to the internet. If Claude could remember my previous conversations, then it would be my default.

You aren’t gonna change anyone who doesn’t want it. Part of being stage Turquoise is letting go of the desire to control or change others. That is a distraction.

Halo effect in action. It’s all a status game.

What I’m saying is that if Claude is so concerned about protecting privacy and security, they are going about it in an unusual way. They do not allow internet, but they don’t require you to enter a password to sign in. However, they do require you to confirm your email address when you sign into new device.

Good stuff. Claude is good in that fashion. However, having access to the internet would help it keep up to date on trends and other info. I noticed Claude said it avoids misinformation by not being connected to the internet, but Claude is making an assumption that it already has the correct info. The internet would help Claude keep up to date with most recent research. If Claude is really concerned about privacy, then they would require you to enter your password everytime. Instead, Claude just has you use your email with no password. That is some security lol. I think it’s pretty obvious to not post sensitive info online. Claude is not the best for research, but it is very good for analyzing writing and pointing out errors.

Been using them for almost a year now. Yeah, you want to have a conversation with them. Just one question isn’t good. What you thinking of GPT-4? Pretty cool huh? You can link a whole article and it will analyze it whereas Claude cannot do that. I’ve had it analyze a YouTube video before which was cool. I use both of them. I am not sponsored by ChatGPT, so if Claude comes out with Claude 4 Opus, and if it includes all the features ChatGPT has and more, then I would switch over in a heartbeat. As of right now, GPT 4 is a better AI model overall than Claude 3.5z

Donald Trump will perform better Einstein at some things, but that doesn’t mean he is more consciously developed than Einstein. If you look at the whole, ChatGPT is better in almost every category.

Sure. If you get rid of your biases and look at it objectively, GPT has more features than Claude and performs better overall. Just evaluate it objectively. It is like saying who is smarter, Elon Musk or Tesla? There is an objective answer to the question. Look objectively at their cognitive development. Now, apply that to GPT vs. Claude. Look at the developments of them.

Yes I have. 3.5 Sonnet

Now do GPT and compare.

How do you idealists explain answering a phone call? If someone calls you and you talk to them on the phone, by definition, they exist outside your consciousness. How could the phone ring in the first place if nothing exists outside your mind?

Here’s an example of GPT vs Claude: Me: What is self image, self-esteem and self-worth? GPT: **Self-image** refers to the mental picture or idea one has about themselves. It includes how you see your physical appearance, personality traits, abilities, and roles in different areas of life. This image is influenced by past experiences, relationships, and societal expectations, and can be positive, negative, or somewhere in between. **Self-esteem** is the evaluation of your self-image—how much you appreciate and value yourself. It's about the overall judgment of your worth, abilities, and qualities, often influenced by how you perceive others see you, achievements, and life experiences. High self-esteem means having a positive, appreciative view of oneself, while low self-esteem reflects feelings of inadequacy or inferiority. **Self-worth** goes deeper than self-esteem and is the belief that you are inherently valuable, deserving of love, respect, and good things, simply because you exist. It’s an intrinsic sense of worthiness that isn’t tied to external achievements, validation, or circumstances. A healthy sense of self-worth means seeing yourself as worthy regardless of successes or failures. In essence, self-image shapes how you see yourself, self-esteem evaluates how you feel about that image, and self-worth defines your inherent value as a person. ————— Me: What is self-worth self image self-esteem? Claude: Self-worth, self-image, and self-esteem are related psychological concepts that describe how individuals perceive and value themselves: 1. Self-worth: - The sense of one's own value or worth as a person - Belief that you are valuable as a human being, regardless of external factors 2. Self-image: - The mental picture or perception you have of yourself - Includes how you see your physical appearance, personality traits, and abilities 3. Self-esteem: - Overall evaluation or appraisal of one's own worth - Encompasses beliefs about oneself and emotional states, such as triumph, despair, pride, and shame These concepts are interconnected: - Self-image contributes to self-esteem - Self-worth influences and is influenced by self-esteem - A positive self-image can lead to higher self-esteem and a stronger sense of self-worth Would you like me to elaborate on any of these concepts or their relationships? See how ChatGPT gives more in-depth analysis? ChatGPT is objectively superior.