is = being
From the above lecture, I can understand how people can “invent” ghosts which are real to the observer but not real in the material world.
They “are” but they do not “exist” except as illusion.
Write4u, are you familiar with Dr. Mark Solms and his work?
It resets the entire wavy gravy discussion, removing it from the confines of our respective mindscapes and placing it solidly within an honestly scientific realm.
Some of his lectures that you can find on YouTube.
The Source of Consciousness - with Mark Solms - March 4, 2021Solms - Demystifying Chalmers’ ‘Hard Problem” of Consciousness.
Neuro-Psychoanalysis - Where Mind Meets Brain - 14/11/2007
Mark Solms, PhD - Psychoanalysis & Neuroscience - October 14, 2015
Why and How Consciousness Arises - Solms
Mark Solms, PhD: The Animal Within Us
Prof Mark Solms - A Neuropsychoanalytic perspective on the hard problem of consciousness
Write4u, are you familiar with Dr. Mark Solms and his work?No, I am not, but if you recommend him I'll make it a point to check out his work. Thanks for the links!
Have begun “listening” to Solms. Excellent link, thanks CC.
I think therefore I am:
Everything else is just a product of my thoughts:
We create a physical perception of reality to enjoy our existence.
Purpose: to relieve the boredom and loneliness of being a singularity in a universe of nothingness.