UnbornTao

Good. Science doesn't demand belief (as much, perhaps), so in that sense, whether an experiment or discovery is factual is more relevant than whether we believe in it or not. Belief is - or should be, in theory - less present in scientific circles and methodologies. It could go much deeper than what initially comes to mind, though. What are belief and the act of believing? If you set aside any form of conjecture, assumption, hearsay, learned notion, belief - what's left in your experience relative to the nature of things? Nothing, most likely - this is virtually a universally-shared condition.

How so? Unless it were a religion, why would it have to involve belief if so-called existence is presumably what's being sought? Belief is antithetical to discovery.

I liked this. It's tricky because, even though we might be cognizant of this trap on some level, we can still be under the spell of beliefs. To be clear, I don't want to give the impression that believing is bad. Mistaking this activity for the truth is another thing - which is what we have to increasingly become aware of, if discovery and growth are our goal. What do I think is true that I haven't personally experienced?

Doubt that's entirely accurate. In any case, you'd be making the case for corruption in the simile above

(Misleading) Marketing is conformity, too. This reminds me of the whole-grain bread I used to buy at the supermarket. Reading the food labels on the back, I found out it was actually about fifty or sixty percent whole grain.

The minimalism movement.

I thought this would be on the psychedelic subforum. What is fear, though? Something to contemplate.

Don't you dare slander Godd Howard like that.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1sj9nyr/my_manager_watching_how_i_work_after_i_hit_the/

Hmm, the Tao Te Ching would be a top contender for me. If you read it with attention, it makes your mind go "huh, what is this?" at a foundational level, creating room for it to doubt its entire conception of reality. It confronts the reader with their own momentary inability to grasp what the text is actually pointing at, which remains a mystery. Sitting with that tends to create a stark contrast to your ordinary experience that makes you realize that there's something real there that you have yet to comprehend - beyond what the mind can do with it.

I don't think this is going anywhere productive or sensible.

Wave at us when you're entering the atmosphere.

I said I would take the bait, but this is too much. Take care.

So it turns out the moon wasn't made of cheese, after all. What a bummer.

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Taking drugs. Superheroes.

You shall not disobey my command. But seriously though, setting aside some misunderstandings that might be happening between us, there's a reason why therapy exists and why people may benefit from it - if you happen to be one of those people, it might be worth considering. It's also likely that I'm misunderstanding your intention with this thread.

Taking drugs =/ "truth seeking"

I can't believe it's not butter!

"Educate yourself, make no mistakes."

Careful that it isn't actually the self making that assertion. 🤷‍♂️

You make it up

Yeah, it's real, from what I've heard. Apparently dry ingredients like that are preferred as food in outer space, similar to peanut butter and all that jazz. Hmm, chocolate.