... just came across this gem from W.C.:
*Some materialists escape this problem by insisting that consciousness can be dispersed, or enacted like quantum quarks or some such events and we individuals share it in the same way that the universe shares its physical energy. If so then we bridge the brain-mind problem with a quantum consciousness. But is such shared consciousness extended to rocks and clouds? And -- actually -- I think this line of inquiry is worth pursuing - despite the difficulty. Remember Dr. Gadre -- who joined the old Aesthetics-L to tell us about his discovery of the "Bhava Beam" -- which the eye projects upon the object being viewed ? He was treated like a crank -- but isn't that similar to what many of us have experienced when someone is staring at us from the back ? (as well as being a trope in great martial arts movies - like "Seven Samurai") I think it's the same thing when looking at something in the presence of other people looking at the same thing --- like a movie -- or a painting in a gallery. And ... I think it's one of the things that an art teacher does -- teaching the student to see the way he does -- without even opening his mouth to explain anything. _____________________________________________________________ Free quote and debt consolidation information. Click Here. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2211/fc/Ioyw6ijmNTwsFustO3jA5udt965Ar4 p2mmEojlcJEn4tcYvvushBEw/
