Duke Wellington Posted September 21, 2019 #1 Share Posted September 21, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Jodie.Lynne said: If you think of a thing, envision it, does it exist? We can imagine many things; FTL space travel, time travel, cloning processes that don't take a lifetime to bear fruit, etc. Da Vinci envisioned ( and sketched!) many things that couldn't be realistically created in his time, but required advancements in technology to achieve. Did they not exist? Or did they exist as an idea, a datum, a seed awaiting germination, an inspiration? If you think about it then mental activity requires a brain and hence ideas are made from something. Edited September 21, 2019 by RabidMongoose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodie.Lynne Posted September 21, 2019 #2 Share Posted September 21, 2019 1 hour ago, RabidMongoose said: If you think about it then mental activity requires a brain and hence ideas are made from something. And your point is? I feel like I'm missing what you are trying to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Wellington Posted September 21, 2019 #3 Share Posted September 21, 2019 6 hours ago, Jodie.Lynne said: And your point is? I feel like I'm missing what you are trying to say. I read your reply as you trying to show that ideas are nothingness yet exist. I was trying to show they arent nothingness, they are mental activity created by a material brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccr8 Posted September 22, 2019 #4 Share Posted September 22, 2019 22 hours ago, RabidMongoose said: they are mental activity created by a material brain. Hi RapidMongoose Without out the existence of mental activity questioning whether something exists or not is irrelevant because the question would not exist. jmccr8 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitat Posted September 22, 2019 #5 Share Posted September 22, 2019 1 minute ago, jmccr8 said: Hi RapidMongoose Without out the existence of mental activity questioning whether something exists or not is irrelevant because the question would not exist. jmccr8 Is someone smoking something again ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccr8 Posted September 22, 2019 #6 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Just now, Habitat said: Is someone smoking something again ? Hi Habitat No just having a little fun do you have a problem with that? jmccr8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitat Posted September 22, 2019 #7 Share Posted September 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, jmccr8 said: Hi Habitat No just having a little fun do you have a problem with that? jmccr8 I read it three or four times, not making any immediate sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccr8 Posted September 22, 2019 #8 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Just now, Habitat said: I read it three or four times, not making any immediate sense to me. Hi Habitat If there is no mind to question anything then there is no significance to anything or question because there is no intelligence to make things intelligible enough to question. jmccr8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitat Posted September 22, 2019 #9 Share Posted September 22, 2019 As dejarma would say, "oh, OK then " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Pettytalk Posted September 22, 2019 #10 Share Posted September 22, 2019 39 minutes ago, Habitat said: As dejarma would say, "oh, OK then " It's not OK with me. I don't see how he could possibly be having fun when he is citing intelligence. I don't see the intelligence he is questioning with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccr8 Posted September 22, 2019 #11 Share Posted September 22, 2019 10 hours ago, Pettytalk said: It's not OK with me. I don't see how he could possibly be having fun when he is citing intelligence. I don't see the intelligence he is questioning with. Hi Pettytalk It's ok if your not ok with what I said and by the way I did not question anything, I stated an observation. Intelligence is what makes things intelligible and without it there are no questions period and nothing has a meaning. jmccr8 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted September 23, 2019 #12 Share Posted September 23, 2019 On 5/9/2018 at 5:03 PM, Keymaster said: Operating Under the assumption that there is a unified conciousness, in what way would it perhaps exist. And if so how could this conciousness give and recieve information omnipotently. Aswell as have the ability to interact with physical matter taking up space/ the space itself. I have my own opinions, but i would really like to hear others. Basically - Griffin from Men In Black 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horta Posted September 26, 2019 #13 Share Posted September 26, 2019 On 5/9/2018 at 8:03 PM, Piney said: I believe in the Algonquian concept that "God" is Creation. Literally the "Living Universe" which we are all part of. That's about the only version of an "omnipotent" god that makes any sense at all IMO. Similar to Einstein's god. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted September 26, 2019 #14 Share Posted September 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Horta said: That's about the only version of an "omnipotent" god that makes any sense at all IMO. Similar to Einstein's god. The Chinese have the same concept Tien, "The Heavens" The Japanese term is Amenominakanushi "Originating Heart of the Universe" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchopwn Posted October 2, 2019 #15 Share Posted October 2, 2019 I am more inclined to the Brahma's Dream notion of omnipotence. The idea is that a tremendous intellect that is dreaming the universe into existence, and thus the unconscious desire of the deity is acting as a sub-processor, that maintains the continuity of the universe, while the mind of the deity is like a mathematical matrix of interactions. While the deity may be awake within the dream and produce an avatar, they cannot be slain, as it is their dream. On the other hand, woe betide the individual who is present when the deity achieves enlightenment and awakens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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