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If it's a continuum, meaning all living things share basic potentialities and propensities along a linear continuum, then the only way to differentiate is to describe the QUALITY of being human. Poetry, literature, philosophy, (there is more that isn't coming to mind) and our own experience of...

I have significant doubts that we'll become immortal and be able to live forever as all things and organisms decay to death or become the 'stuff' for other 'stuff' to develop. Human life will likely continue to be extended, but for the sake of argument, lets says we live forever. I think we'd at...

Loved it. Middle eastern meets Indian. Sense of the divine:) 8/10 got repetitious in the end. Beautiful voice. A bit spine tingling. This song, the beauty is in the simplicity. Imagine yourself in a smokey Parisian bar. http://youtu.be/xvlXW1khspE

Opps...yours sounds better. Thanks

Redbaron got a hard-on reading that:D

Teach me haiku master.:phear:

Let the stillness quiet the heart-pitter patter Beneath the droning heart beat Open the gates, let your headphone sync Hope that helps lol! :cat:

Awesome! Sad minor cords, piano moving. Good slight changes but in keeping with the feel and tone. 8/10. This one, the gypsy violin evokes such bittersweet feeling especially at the very end http://youtu.be/U7fhhOZNYCY

I have aux Fe. When I have emotions swirling inside I indulge in it through music or with friends. It connects me with the depth of being alive. I know I won't fall apart but instead use it as fuel and come out of it even stronger. I get philosophical and it gets transformed in poetry and other...

This seems to beg the question of why advice doesn't equate to real change. I have to agree with Cherry here. That's not to say that giving life advice adds nothing. It primes people. Gets them closer to being ready for a real change. I'll define real change as sustained and functional behavior...

Sorry about that! Broken Bells "your head is on fire" A bit psychedelic http://youtu.be/sTmkrslAKxU Vaporize is great too: http://youtu.be/5tstDvkpDlw

http://youtu.be/sTmkrslAKxU?list=PLK_nFtMRoYSnKvOjwNkIwHUN9Y2isGeY-

^^Beautiful. Great song!

Do you mean my signature? Fire draws people and one's passion is a fire within, no? But I kinda like your take of burning someone with my own soul. Yeah, I'll take that:) (Like your new avatar)

Adaire and Pyropyro, you both beat me to it. Pentatonix is wonderful.

http://youtu.be/j94fteQR-TY

That's a great point. Even though I'm not extroverted, it seems I always make a good impression when I'm interviewing. Part of that is enthusiasm (feigning or not) along with being able to put on the charm and easy confidence when called for. I almost always get at least a 2nd interview if not...

I'm interested in the conditions that precipitate real change within an individual (not on a societal level). Please give as detailed account as you care to where a real shift in your thinking and behavior occurred. You can think of times where you felt stuck, mired, where you felt like...

This is veering off topic and getting in the philosophical but I think what you describe Polaris is exactly the process of differentiation of self. How do you develop a sense of self? There is no self-the 'you' you know yourself to be, without relationship to others. Others, and in particular...

Frankly, I don't think it's everyone's expectation that feeling has to be present. If I'm in an emotional space, I appreciate an NT to be a 'rock' for me. That can be just as helpful. If you're there to listen and give advice, maybe a hug, then I'll feel supported. I don't need nor expect...

I wanted to add that this presentation is not a philosophical discussion of consciousness. The axioms pertain to the subjective experience and not self-awareness per se. They go into some formulas that you could find useful Cog in what it might take to build your conscious computer.

We're in agreement (and I know of no one credible that makes claim). There is no known computer that we can infer has consciousness. If you're saying it could be possible in the future, sure, I can go with that. But it's my prerogative to question that possibility, at least with our knowledge of...

^^Yes, that is true, in so far as what the presenters are talking about (and if I'm understanding you correctly). Animals, we infer, also have a conscious experience especially mammals and those closest to us. What you said about the brain, is also encompassed in this particular presentation...

The axioms start at 22min. They are Experience exists-the only thing we can be sure of Experience is differentiated (one out of many) Experience is unified (it is "one"): it cannot be reduced to non-interdependent components Experience is unique (it is ONLY one)-in content and spatio-temporal...

For those who haven't come across this. http://youtu.be/1cO4R_H4Kww

Well said and totally agree. Love that movie too.

Poetry http://youtu.be/bORW_YEmHwY

http://youtu.be/mYesM4Rruus

http://youtu.be/07deilweYQE

When I'm out and about and especially when I'm driving and the noise from trucks, traffic etc grates on my nerves. I make a beeline for my quiet home. I also get irritable if I can't get away from the noise. If I'm in a social situation, I become very quiet and fade into the woodwork. Can't...

Now THAT'S inspiring!

The problem with that example is not everyone has the disposition, talent and head for entrepreneurial start-ups and even if everyone did, there would be only chiefs and no indians. As Red myst pointed out "Understanding yourself is I think the most important thing. Playing to your strengths...

The other problem I have with these types of articles or inspirational speakers is it sets up an expectation on the listener and if they don't succeed, they feel even worse, dejected and lose hope because they should have succeeded and are left off worse than when they started. If I have to...

I didn't read the full article but I have some thoughts on this. In a general sense, the drive of ambition and making a choice have to be present for success but frankly this isn't new. It's been addressed by most inspirational speakers from way back including Oprah. And everyone brings out the...

The Healthy Mind You scored 82% empathic, 0% delusional, 87% sociable, and 50% law-abiding! You don't have any gross defects of character at all. You might have your problems, but for the most part you're simply a normal person and most definitely not a psychopath in any way.

Actually, individuation, both at an individual and society level is what I was getting at. The tensions and forces are not to be accepted but used to advance toward individuation, at first for the individual and by extension, society. I view the tensions and forces as: *an invitation (of our...

I'll admit my perspective is biased/colored by my type, but it seems to me that 'the spectacle of life' we see is the result of tensions and opposing forces both within (the tension between a person's dominant and inferior function) and between people, cultures, societies (the clash and...

Thanks to david251 link. In chapter 8 of Psychological Types, he quotes William James: "THE existence of two types has also been revealed in modern pragmatic philosophy, particularly in the philosophy of William James [1]. He says: "The history of philosophy is, to a great extent, that of...

Maslow's hierarchy of needs says that when your basic needs are met it frees you to go beyond. If you were lucky to be a child in a home where your basic needs were met, you could work toward other goals. If your a successful business person and have enough money to sustain you for the rest of...

Gopher, I hear the distinct sound of a submarine alarm going off. Or maybe 'warning Will Robinson':D

Green smoothie with a few shots.

http://jehovahgod.homestead.com/dog-god.jpg

That's what spirits do...make you see God:D

I'm not trying to justify a soul. I'm sure your brilliant at many things. I'm sure technology will move forward and will bring benefits and costs. And I'm fairly sure you'll have a hand to play in technological advancement. I was insinuating that you chafe at limitations and this post was the...

@Cog. Is this post a real concern for laws that might be needed to coral a possible new technology? Or is it to justify retroactively the notion that this technology can happen ie if the 'self' is an illusion, then this particular technology can progress?

Very well put and useful!

I haven't tried the recipes but this blog looks awesome!

A more holistic view of consciousness might be an emergent real phenomenon that is the result of social and language development that is recursive and becomes the reference point from which the individual interacts, changes and learns that in turn affect others, society as a whole and through...

Objective reality. Subjective reality. If one is an illusion, then you can't tell which it is.

I've not read Jaynes but I've read a similar connection of language which can only take place in the social sphere that allows for the emergence of consciousness. Maturana and Varela regard cognition as an active process rooted in human biology (evolution), in which we create our world of...