OrionWorks
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:38:37 -0700
Jones, Ed, and Richard ponder one of the Big Mysteries pertaining to our Existence: ... Specifically from Jones: > Is it possible to stimulate actual > scientific advancement through mere > intent? Can we even rid ourself from oil > addiction this way? ... or is the > time horizon too extended for that? ... > But - going beyond this one example, are we > nevertheless on the cusp of something "big" > (in alternative energy) from another niche > (or several of them)? ... due to overwhelming > desire, or are we on the cusp of yet another > round of disappointment? This brings to mind the many debates concerning Morphogenetic Fields: See: http://www.co-intelligence.org/P-morphogeneticfields.html http://www.mgtaylor.com/delphi/sheldrake.html ...as speculated by Rupert Sheldrake. Ok, some Off-the-wall-thoughts of my own on this speculative matter: There's a popular NewAge saying which proclaims that we create our own reality. I suspect most who ponder the ramifications of the NA phrase take the meaning metaphorically, perhaps in the same vein as reading certain passages from the bible, particularly Genesis. Others are beginning to ponder the ramifications of wondering if there might actually be more to this NA meaning. Back in the 1970s, the pre-NewAge author, Jane Roberts, was one of the first to explore the ramifications in a series of alleged channeled writings - the Seth Material comes to mind. NewAge mumbo-jumbo set aside, I suspect aspects of these ramifications have been explored in certain SF novels. And if not, they damn well should be. FWIW, I'm particularly suspicious of the notion that we, as a species, have not yet matured to the point that we can consciously accept the notion that we might be responsible for creating our own reality. I suspect it would terrify most of us to consider how responsible we are in the manifestation of our surroundings, particularly the cause and effects we experience and blunder through. At our current stage of development we have collectively conspired to create a series of marvelous tools to help us cope with the gravity of the situation, such as Statistics. With Statistics we can divorce ourselves from our creations, allowing ourselves to step out of our creations and observe more objectively how the manifestations we create behave. Acquiring tools like Statistics is not a bad thing! Baby steps. But sooner or later we must grow up, some no doubt kicking and screaming the whole way. "No! I wanna keep believing in the Great Punkin!" And now, I return the TV back to the viewer. Roll the Outer Limits Credits. Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.Zazzle.com/orionworks