UnbornTao

Not sure, although I'd rather keep the discussion focused specifically on what experience is. When you say "this," it leaves a lot of room for confusion. When we say that we have experience, what do we mean by that? And from that contemplation, we start to make new, finer distinctions within experience. Another angle to investigate this: What's the difference between experiencing something, perceiving something, and interpreting and making sense of something?

Good to hear!

What is that something, and is it actually happening for yourself? For example, when perceiving an object, do we experience what it is? What is it that comes up for us in that encounter, relative to that thing, say, a banana? What if your self is happening to experience?

I'm personally looking forward to Skywind. A remake along those lines made by a third-party would be worth a shot imo. I'd say the world, story, lore and characters are the "soul" of the game, as opposed to some of the ancient gameplay mechanics.

I mean experience as in experiencing something, the occurrence of experience, not as expertise or knowledge. I say this because of the picture you posted which seems to be more related to the latter. I'd say that's the same question -- clarifying what it is, and thus isn't. Hey, maybe it is absolute, and in such a case this would be inconceivable. It seems as though we conflate perception with experience. Something perceived seems to come prior to experience, which might come about as a process of interpreting and making sense of sense input. Perhaps. Also, again, speculating, awareness isn't experience. It might be that awareness is at the source of experience.

A sense is experienced, so that doesn't seem to be it. What if self is the ancillary process here, a result that comes about after experience, rather than the self being the foundation for it?

I'm curious: How to approach a remaster (or remake) of such an old game? How would you reimagine the experience? Many fans seem to be opposed to the idea, thinking that it would sacrifice what made the original special. I think it'd be worth a shot.

@Never_give_up Yes, it is tricky. I presume it wouldn't be a matter of formulating an answer, but rather of having insight. Experiential contemplation is different. It's like: "When all my notions and beliefs about the matter are set aside, what is there as experience itself?"

Played better in the second half than during the rest of the season.

You're essentially asking what 'experience' is. Something to contemplate.

Definitely! Better not to follow that guide, though.

What I'm saying is that we don't know the nature of either, and that they're commonly held to be the same thing.

That's precisely the distinction we need to make, or see. Intellectually, I could say that awareness is relative and may be a function of experience or the body while consciousness is the source of these limited activities. But the trick is realizing what each of them is.

@Yimpa Nahh you're perfectly fine.

The Total Overhaul mod list is the closest thing we have to a Morrowind remaster right now, and it's surprisingly enjoyable as a starting point.

I went ahead and installed the Total Overhaul mod list from here: https://modding-openmw.com/guides/auto/. It automatically configures the installation for you -- just follow the instructions. You could pay for a month of Nexus Mods premium for much faster and automatic downloads. This is what the mod list looks like:

You're going down strange and dysfunctional paths.

Do it! https://www.reddit.com/r/Morrowind/s/ZSZclDeRK4

I gave it a quick test, and you're right, it is quite... rough, at least on the technical aspect. Mods are pretty much a prerequisite imo; I ended up installing a hundred or so. I'll get back to the game soon. Imagine how your current favorite game would be received 25 years from now. Nostalgia plays an important role, too.

Useful reminder, thank you.

Happy birthday!

Yes, although I'd specify: Thinking itself is a limited activity. What does thinking about infinity look like? It is a notion of "lots and lots going on forever," as when thinking about space.

Nice picture. But it is a picture.

You can't think "infinite."

Materialism is essentially believing in magic -- not in a good sense.