Sci Fi has always seemed to point us to what is possible - like any other great writing. I do, agree, Neil, that somewhere along the line many of us have that "wait, what?" moment where we begin to question more deeply and sift out the dross. A fascinating process, really, and one that allows us to eventually include our finite and infinite natures if we can trust ourselves in the process.
On Feb 15, 4:14 pm, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > I think that vastness you speak of is definitely there. We may have > measured the speed of light accurately but I don't think we've even > come close to measuring the speed of thought which may just exceed the > speed of light and approach infinity. > > Have you ever read Orson Scott Card's "Ender" quartet? He introduces > some very thought provoking concepts in that series of science fiction > novels. Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide and Children of > The Mind. I highly recommend them for anyone interested in exceeding > the speed of light ... (watch for the ansible network). > > On Feb 14, 4:08 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I stick with Russell that sense quali are strangely some combination > > of physical and mental, and with Whitehead that the bifurcation of > > nature is some kind of mistake. The reality hypothesis seems to work > > rather better than believing in fairies at the bottom of the garden > > and I ascribe hope to there being more to vastness than being barred > > from it forever by the speed of light. I suspect many of our problems > > with thought stem from the realisation we have been fed dross from > > birth and cannot work out just how much of our thinking is thus > > constrained. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
