tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.comments2024-02-09T11:09:41.372+00:00Ghost VirusGh0$T V1Ru$http://www.blogger.com/profile/11989811677163959808noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.post-8556994927697105292021-02-12T23:36:12.093+00:002021-02-12T23:36:12.093+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Trinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15155415173629309026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.post-61427476174772949532019-04-25T07:38:48.823+01:002019-04-25T07:38:48.823+01:00It is superb content. I mostly visit many sites bu...It is superb content. I mostly visit many sites but your site has something special features. 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In the interests in clarity I have sidelined it for now and am focussing on some of the key areas around looking. Whilst looking is essentially phenomenology, I don't think you need to go in to the technical details to utilise it as a tool for investigation. It is easier to just look at real life :) IfGh0$T V1Ru$https://www.blogger.com/profile/11989811677163959808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.post-78832076896139469022015-07-23T09:01:27.302+01:002015-07-23T09:01:27.302+01:00My mistake for not being clear enough. I should sa...My mistake for not being clear enough. I should say that English is not my native language. I am a person who have already tried looking enough times, I'm following this blog to listen a fellow looker more than learning something new (not saying I'm not learning anything).<br /><br />I have no recommendations for the series for now, since you probably already have an outline in mind. Yet Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.post-57497873378149888932015-07-22T19:42:01.773+01:002015-07-22T19:42:01.773+01:00Hi again, thats the trouble with 'e-messaging&...Hi again, thats the trouble with 'e-messaging' it can be interpreted in many ways!<br />Your quote here: <br /><br />' And the others... well, why bother so much for them anyway?' <br /><br />This made me think I had somehow conveyed I was interested about appealing to people with a case for no self. I did question what I had written and I was a little bemused, but I can see you Gh0$T V1Ru$https://www.blogger.com/profile/11989811677163959808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.post-25214202292893469122015-07-21T20:50:53.756+01:002015-07-21T20:50:53.756+01:00Not to let any misunderstanding, I didn't impl...Not to let any misunderstanding, I didn't imply you are trying to convince or "convert" anyone. On the contrary. I just said you are doing well to only address people who already want to look.<br /><br />Thanks for your efforts on this blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.post-64095587232025557102015-07-21T19:31:52.136+01:002015-07-21T19:31:52.136+01:00Hi mate, thanks for dropping by with your thoughts...Hi mate, thanks for dropping by with your thoughts. I think you are missing the context in which this piece was written as it is simply part of an up to date rehash of my famous/ infamous 'how to look' guide. <br /><br />This is aimed at beginners who are new to this and wish to do some investigating. It is primarily aimed at giving people some initial traction and trying to give a bit ofGh0$T V1Ru$https://www.blogger.com/profile/11989811677163959808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.post-91631017295653988352015-07-21T16:44:08.207+01:002015-07-21T16:44:08.207+01:00You are right on spot, nobody wants the truth be t...You are right on spot, nobody wants the truth be thrown at their faces, no matter how valuable this truth is. They should be ready for it first, and that depends on a million of factors. Some of them will feel something's wrong eventually and come to you for wisdom themselves. And the others... well, why bother so much for them anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.post-57332577303060542112015-05-21T15:18:03.181+01:002015-05-21T15:18:03.181+01:00Yes, what I've been having is surely some kind...Yes, what I've been having is surely some kind of depersonalization/derealization, however I don't perceive it as a disorder or something. What's more, probably it should be a default state for a more objective perception of "reality", minus the anxiety, like your experience.<br /><br />Call me naive but I don't think the main problems about conscious experience are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.post-69799970197405861832015-05-20T11:22:01.672+01:002015-05-20T11:22:01.672+01:00Hi, I don't think you are anthropomorphising e...Hi, I don't think you are anthropomorphising either, I was just highlighting the danger when we think about consciousness. It is certainly interesting to look at basic species like the Lamprey and reading that was enough to highlight the total inadequacy of my one neuron thought experiment. I would agree your intuition regarding the nervous system being necessary is on the money too. <br /><Gh0$T V1Ru$https://www.blogger.com/profile/11989811677163959808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.post-2105247209721087432015-05-19T18:23:31.331+01:002015-05-19T18:23:31.331+01:00Thanks for the post. I should say your last words ...Thanks for the post. I should say your last words are kind of preaching to the choir for me because since I read Being No One by Metzinger, I am fairly convinced that no such thing as a self exists. And for free will, I see it as such a paradoxical concept that onus probandi should clearly be on those who claim that there is free will.<br /><br />I don't think I'm anthropomorphising at Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.post-71411955527294305652015-05-17T13:51:05.712+01:002015-05-17T13:51:05.712+01:00Hi, thanks for your comment,I blogged a reply to y...Hi, thanks for your comment,I blogged a reply to you!<br /><br />http://ghostvirus2011.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/the-hard-problem-and-self-hood.htmlGh0$T V1Ru$https://www.blogger.com/profile/11989811677163959808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.post-39485469483044987742015-05-16T14:53:34.766+01:002015-05-16T14:53:34.766+01:00I am kind of convinced that there is, or has been,...I am kind of convinced that there is, or has been, no a selves ever on the Earth. For animals I think all vertebrates have phenomenal, attentional, and cognitive self models. I don't know much about invertebrates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.post-36306821435600481122015-05-10T15:08:39.678+01:002015-05-10T15:08:39.678+01:00Very thought provoking.Very thought provoking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.post-80998771020167852552014-10-13T04:03:12.124+01:002014-10-13T04:03:12.124+01:00Thanks Gho$t,
>>>>>You may find th...Thanks Gho$t,<br /><br />>>>>>You may find this insight fades over time, and doubts may arise. Don't fall for the illusion behind no self, which is that your journey is complete. That is where I got suckered in, and where some others are still stuck. Keep looking and exploring :) <<<<<<br /><br />Yes, I find it's easy to get involved in "doing something&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.post-51257837775237568912014-10-11T16:03:23.639+01:002014-10-11T16:03:23.639+01:00Hey Ron, this bought a smile to my face, welcome t...Hey Ron, this bought a smile to my face, welcome to reality!<br /> <br />You may find this insight fades over time, and doubts may arise. Don't fall for the illusion behind no self, which is that your journey is complete. That is where I got suckered in, and where some others are still stuck. Keep looking and exploring :) <br /><br />I'm really glad you found this blog useful though, stayGh0$T V1Ru$https://www.blogger.com/profile/11989811677163959808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.post-77303246452531814792014-10-11T15:51:05.839+01:002014-10-11T15:51:05.839+01:00I have not seen him in that many debates, however,...I have not seen him in that many debates, however, I am familiar with his 'Project Reason' and have seen his videocasts on you tube. I thought he did well against William Lane-Craig, purely for the reason that he refused to be drawn in to defending against Lane-Craig's fallacious intepretations of his arguments, and focussed on the absurdity of his arguments for religion. I also Gh0$T V1Ru$https://www.blogger.com/profile/11989811677163959808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.post-26736870051805493532014-10-10T08:05:22.698+01:002014-10-10T08:05:22.698+01:00Sam Harris is a smart guy, though he has come off ...Sam Harris is a smart guy, though he has come off like a bit of a dick in past interviews/debates. It's awesome that science and spirituality are being recognised in the same breath. Especially considering someone of Harris' character and the fact that spirituality at its core is sonething almost impossible to put into scientific terms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.post-10183697707615456112014-10-06T00:59:23.420+01:002014-10-06T00:59:23.420+01:00Hi Rick,
Sorry about the name error.
The A-ha mo...Hi Rick,<br /><br />Sorry about the name error.<br /><br />The A-ha moment came as I was just looking to see if there was an "I" that moved the body, or if the body just moved itself. I made no effort to do anything and just LOOKED to see what would happen.<br /><br />I clearly noticed that thought/s arose, and the body started moving in accordance with the intention.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.post-49085298452507468732014-10-05T19:46:06.736+01:002014-10-05T19:46:06.736+01:00Hey Ron, good stuff, sounds like you cracked it!
...Hey Ron, good stuff, sounds like you cracked it! <br /><br />Perhaps you could write a brief description on here, for the benefit of other ghost hunters, that clearly delineates the experience of looking and thinking about no self?<br /> <br />Its Rick here btw, not Stepvhen, his fine blog is called Burning True, I recommend you check his stuff out next as a next step, because he has some Gh0$T V1Ru$https://www.blogger.com/profile/11989811677163959808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.post-18693560197727863362014-10-05T05:26:59.079+01:002014-10-05T05:26:59.079+01:00Hi StepVen,
Thanks for your detailed reply.
Inte...Hi StepVen,<br /><br />Thanks for your detailed reply.<br /><br />Interestingly, the very next morning after I posted, I had what seemed like a breakthrough. I clearly saw that my body moved itself. I was not the doer or mover of the body. This felt like a huge weight was lifted from my shoulders and resulted in much laughter.<br /><br />During the following 2-3 days it was clear there was a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9070540670101924713.post-82847267770305232032014-09-29T19:33:38.624+01:002014-09-29T19:33:38.624+01:00Hi Ron, glad you liked the post.
My take on disti...Hi Ron, glad you liked the post.<br /><br />My take on distinctions between awareness and consciousness is that they are just labels suitable for describing aspects of experience in different ways. In this sense, the RT methodology was based on ignoring this kind of conceptualising, and focussing on looking at real life. Consciousness can be subdivided in to many meanings, such as phenomenal Gh0$T V1Ru$https://www.blogger.com/profile/11989811677163959808noreply@blogger.com