UnbornTao

It's been rumored that OpenAI's next product will be some kind of earbuds.

That's not the argument, though. You want them to do something they can't. I shared another video that you might find useful, though it won't validate what you want to hear. Remember, too, that the argument isn't that they're completely useless either.

Definitely, it's like undressing, leaving yourself naked, with nothing to hold on to. This can feel quite uncomfortable and vulnerable. We find solace in our beliefs. And thank God.

What do you consider to be true? Start there. A great deal, if not most, of what comes to mind in response is likely to be belief. Contrast that with a first-hand, personal experience of the reality of something.

He disagrees and isn't open-minded to the possibility that he might be wrong. Then again, Ralston knows what he's talking about. It would be wise to listen.

@Optimized Life Hi there. He hasn't violated forum guidelines and is presenting a reasonable take. Disagreement is not an offense. Also, breathe, man. Everything's okay.

This guy thinks.

Really Simple Syndication. I'd like to add it to Feedly.

Thank you, fellow scholar. Contributions like this help humanity continue moving forward.

Didn't know that. David Bohm and Aldous Huxley were also acquaintances of Krishnamurti. Interesting.

Is he the one who chatted with J. Krishnamurti decades ago?

Oh, thanks for letting me know.

I think so.

Weren't you going to have a discussion with a streamer at some point?

And maybe one day, even humans.

@Leo Gura Doesn't the blog have a RSS feed?

Sigh. You should know Spanish by now

To build on your point, we might say that a belief is anything we think we know - of which we have no personal experience (which should make up most of our knowledge base.) While this distinction appears clear in theory, closer examination reveals that much of our so-called "experience" is intertwined with a great deal of conceptual thinking. If we directly knew something there would be no need for belief, so belief is an admission of ignorance. Belief is expected to fill, or at least cover up, this gap. Yet, ultimately, that remains a superficial effort, a pretense. Deep down we probably recognize the fact that this condition of not knowing cannot be altered by belief, no matter how fervently it is defended.

There ain't no pill for enlightenment. That's the fantasy. Wrong Lisan al-Gaib

Definitely. Add to that the taken-for-granted nature of a certain domain of beliefs. Some of them are not just notions but rather show up as "reality" for us. The alleged certainty lies in not recognizing them as such. And not all of them are deliberately taken up. Still, what is a belief?

Ah shit, breaks my heart. Recently saw a video on Reddit of people saying goodbye to their dogs. Broke me in half. My doggy is ten. Time really flies, God.

Why do you expect another to fix your life?

@Human Mint Fantasy is a much broader term here, by the way. I recommend you go through some of the past threads. Essentially, we could say that no perceptive experience is 'closer' to the truth than any other. It is a fallacy.