I wonder if that also applies to full moons. They are far more frequent than eclipses. This might be a way for we philosophers to make a buck! J
On Jul 23, 1:51 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > Eclipse may be right Slip - some Danish researcher has discovered that > if one unloaded shares before an eclipse and bought them back again > afterwards since 1928 profits are doubled. If only my pension people > had known! On control, I have long believed we are controlled in some > way similar to pack animals that cede reproduction to the alphas. We > need something that encourages us to contribute and build capital, but > seem to have this way out of balance. I'm not convinced the focus on > positive individualism is the way and feel we need alternatives > (competition) to the money-go-round to let us build. > > On 23 July, 05:43, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > A great state of awareness, Slip ! > > > And I agree, it's easy to live ' post - mortem ' lives. It takes a lot > > to form a focus, sustain self - belief, overtake the inner processes > > to align its output, and consequently impact the outer events. > > > It's a drain, and oftentimes immensely trying. Untill, one realises > > its transcendent ( source and ) value. > > > On Jul 23, 1:16 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I mostly disagree with that assessment. Perhaps in short span time > > > constraint moments there is a rash decision process that poses mere > > > split second evaluation. But generally I find that pondering an idea > > > easily allows for the self to initiate free will while directing focus > > > on a desired outcome. I think this is exactly what differentiates how > > > few of us project their realities from most who don't seem to grasp > > > the idea and live in a post state reality always wondering what > > > happened. This may be at the core of human frailty and inability to > > > coalesce. I think it takes a great deal of mental energy to achieve > > > the state of being in control but I see it as highly possible and feel > > > I've accomplished much by living it. I often project on a potential > > > reality then focus on what remedies are necessary for a satisfactory > > > end result should the potential transition to actual. I see it as > > > being one step ahead of what Libet is suggesting. My "self" projects, > > > my brain decides and then I become aware of the decision which I still > > > can veto at the last minute, it's an exercise of my free will. > > > > On Jul 22, 9:29 am, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Are we in control of ourselves, our lives, our families, our worlds? > > > > Or are we just aware and knowing what one can do if something > > > > unpredictable happens? > > > > There are many explanations for why we do what we do. For example, > > > > Thomas Metzinger's new Book, The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind > > > > and the Myth of the Self, seriously questions whether there is even an > > > > "I", let alone a "we." And Douglas Hofstadter's book, I Am a Strange > > > > Loop, contends that the "self" is a recursively self-referencing > > > > memory loop. > > > > > Hundreds of experiments by Benjamin Libet and others tend to > > > > conclusively confirm that our brain prepares to execute our decisions > > > > before we are even aware that anything is being decided. It alerts us > > > > to our decisions only in time (a split second) for us to veto them. > > > > > Seehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Libet, as well as Benjamin > > > > Libet's book, Mind Time, and Walter J. Freeman's book, How Brains Make > > > > Up Their Minds. > > > > > It is quite likely that we have no so-called "free will" other than > > > > veto power over our specific actions. Our free will may consist > > > > instead of 1) being mindful about any ill-serving subliminal > > > > intentions and tendencies that inform our actions so that we are > > > > accordingly prepared to veto any action that they correspondingly > > > > inform, and of 2) programming (or reprogramming) our subliminal > > > > intentions to be more productive of the experiencing that we most > > > > desire. > > > > > Do we have the power to create our realities? Are we in control? > > > > What do YOU think?- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
