there is no vacation. there is no internet. there are no folks there is no enjoyment. there is no smiley
On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 7:21 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I am going on vacation. Enjoy! > I'll be without internet for a while. > That's good news for you folks > : ) > Sent via BlackBerry from Vodafone > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rodger <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:31:52 > To: Advaita-Zen<[email protected]> > Subject: Re: The Internet > > When...if...consciousness presents,the brain and neurons firing are > spoken of as if they were things...inseparable from the presenting > consciousness. > The structure is built upon the foundation. > The foundation is foundation-less. > Structures may come and go but... > > > > > > On Jul 31, 8:46 am, Bob1357 <[email protected]> wrote: > > That's a great analogy. > > I like it better than hand and fingers thing or the ocean and waves > > thing. > > You may have come up with the new analogy to be used for the next five > > hundred years. > > Did you come up with that one your own? > > Do you mind if I take credit for it, if you did? > > :) > > > > On Jul 31, 6:35 am, Rodger <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Both consciousness and the internet have some form of existence > > > otherwise there would be no possibility of discussion of their > > > existence or non-existence. > > > But,like you say...cannot exist alone...independent of...? > > > > > On Jul 31, 6:28 am, Mark Ty-Wharton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Consciousness is like the Internet > > > > > > It does not exist > > > > > > There is a structure for existence for the Internet - servers - > switchers - routers - nodes > > > > > > Disconnect all the individual computers from the Internet and it > ceases to exist as an entity though the hardware would still be present > > > > > > The brain is a structure for existence for consciousness > > > > > > Think of neurons in the brain as nodes > > > > > > If neurons are firing consciousness is present and we speak about it > as if it is a thing > > > > > > Like the Internet, not a thing that can exist on its own > > > > > > Everyone knows what it is > > > > > > It has a noun in language > > > > > > But it doesn't exist > > > > > > It's a concept > > > > > > You are a concept! > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > Sent from an iPhone >
