War has continued to be the favorite method of deciding conflicts with a pack of variations of actual military conflict on a large scale. If one has avoided figting a war or living through one, consider that life blessed.
On Feb 13, 10:10 pm, [email protected] wrote: > If everyone in the world would take a trip into their inner space, identify > their internal splits, find a method to reconcile them, peace would break out > in short order. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: archytas <[email protected]> > To: "Minds Eye" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sat, Feb 13, 2010 4:53 am > Subject: [Mind's Eye] Re: Imagine All The People Living Life In Peace > > Couldn't but agree Molly, but we run into the language problems of the > realist hypothesis we all accept whilst crossing the road. The > Sophists used to ridicule Socrates as holding back talent and the > imagination, having decided everything was possible in a culture of > rhetorical invention. 1Cell is covering this ground well above. > Hierarchy is the first practical matter in my view - practical in this > sense probably relies on some half-life theory of social facts. > > On 13 Feb, 04:09, 1CellOfMany <[email protected]> wrote: > > I concur with your opinion expressed below: > > "I think there might even be a bit of imagination lent the experience > > of > > reality. If our tendencies are built up by experience, yet a few > > thoughts can undo all of that, perhaps the experience of the real and > > imaginary occur in the same mental space. For some they may be > > indistinguishable." > > > We all have illusions about reality based, perhaps, on how we think it > > should be, or on how we fear that it might be, or just on the > > categories of experience that are in our mental models of the world. > > There are many instances where a person is unable or unwilling to > > recognize that something is wrong, particularly with himself. I think > > that may be why so many are in the habit of looking at others with a > > critical eye: so that they don't have to face their own faults. But > > it is actually liberating to see something in one's self that is both > > worthy of and possible to improve. I am thinking of 12 step programs > > here, but also more complex issues of habitual responses. > > > As for changing the way that power is allocated and used in society, > > it is good to imagine other models: for example, one where neither > > campaigning nor even nominating is involved, but where people are > > chosen based on their record for serving others and acting justly. I > > would prefer to give the job of keeping order and allocating public > > resources to someone who is not interested in power, but rather is a > > proven servant of the people. (I think President Obama actually fits > > this description. It is amazing that was elected!) > > > On the other hand,the science of marketing is used to stimulate us to > > imagine that one candidate is good and the other bad. The resulting > > image in the minds of the people is mostly illusion. The saddest part > > of this process is that fear of the bad seems to be a stronger > > motivator than perceptin of good, which is why smear campaigns are > > often successful. > > > There is also this: our imagination (or, better stated, our > > "envisioning") of how we wish to be as people can have a powerful > > effect over time on who we are. Who we are in the world can have a > > powerful affect on those around us, and eventually on society. > > > On Feb 11, 12:22 am, Ash <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I think there might even be a bit of imagination lent the experience of > > > reality. If our tendencies are built up by experience, yet a few > > > thoughts can undo all of that, perhaps the experience of the real and > > > imaginary occur in the same mental space. For some they may be > > > indistinguishable (for lack of better term: psychosis), I try to keep a > > > keen eye on my romancing and reminiscing and regard them as allies to > > > the more universally shared environs. > > > > 1Cell's idea of 'mental models' and 'daydreaming' is a pretty neat way > > > of putting it and when I am exploring this creativity it is usually a > > > process of switching back and forth, rebuilding and testing. Much of > > > this relies on analogy and allegory, which a broad base of knowledge of > > > different fields/experiences is a godsend. One of my favorite daydreams > > > (long before it appeared in cinema) has been exploring hypothetical > > > scenarios and testing my wit against mechanical systems in operation. My > > > test is observing actual causal chains, refactoring and allocating. > > > > This is a powerful skill that is vastly underestimated, the more > > > interaction one gets with more diverse mental models the ability to > > > creatively apply them seems to exponentially increase. An interesting > > > property is the universality of mental models, if one gets accustomed to > > > this way of thinking everything is hacking-game: cosmology, > > > spirituality, psychology, religion, philosophy, software (firmware, PLC, > > > higher level), the many varied sciences (+science fiction), our selves, > > > and all the things and people in our environment and interrelations. > > > > I am convinced that this is an innate feature of mankind, something we > > > know well when we live more in tune with our environment. Sadly, it goes > > > unaccounted for in the agendas of modern institutions. This I think is > > > the challenge for the modern man, a reemergence of identity and mastery > > > of What and Where (not just space-time) we are. > > > > *All IMO > > > > My 'sin' is suffering, > > > -Ash > > > > On 2/10/2010 3:56 PM, Molly wrote: > > > > > What is imagination? Is it useful and if so, how do you use it and/or > > > > can it be a hindrance? > > > > > In a brief discussion dedicated to imagination (De Anima iii 3), > > > > Aristotle identifies it as that in virtue of which an image occurs in > > > > us (De Anima iii 3, 428aa1-2), where this is evidently given a broad > > > > range of application to the activities involved in thoughts, dreams, > > > > and memories. Both Husserl and Sartre theorized imagination as > > > > picture consciousness, and Sartre wrote two books on the imagination > > > > early in his career, defining imagination as the synthesis of our > > > > knowledge of and our intention, and imaginary objects as a "melange > > > > of past impressions and recent knowledge" (The Imaginary 90) > > > > > Dr. Carl G. Jung said, All the works of man have their origin in > > > > creative fantasy. What right have we then to depreciate imagination. > > > > His psychology emphasized Active Imagination as a method for > > > > visualizing unconscious issues by letting them act themselves out. > > > > Active Imagination personifies the "parts" of us that are talking -- > > > > to create more clarity or even resolution that might not be possible > > > > with ordinary linear problem-solving. > > > > > Cognitive psychology focused on mental imagery in the 1970s. Great > > > > claims continue to be made, by some, for the healing powers of guided > > > > imagery, whereby clients (or patients) are encouraged to visualize > > > > particular scenes or scenarios thought to have therapeutic value > > > > (e.g., Rossman, 2000). Guided imagery techniques have been claimed to > > > > be effective for purposes ranging from chronic pain relief (e.g., > > > > Fontaine, 2000) to breast enlargement and global spiritual renewal > > > > (Willard, 1977; Ekstein, 2001) Currently, Noetic Science (the study > > > > of how thoughts interact with the physical world) continues these > > > > studies. > > > > > Imagination is not limited to only seeing pictures in the mind, it > > > > includes all the five senses and the feelings. Imagination makes it > > > > possible to experience a whole world inside the mind. It gives the > > > > ability to look at any situation from a different point of view, and > > > > enables one to mentally explore the past and the future. Is > > > > imagination the common thread that unites creative endeavors? > > > > > According to the Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind : despite being a > > > > familiar word of everyday language, imagination is a very complex, > > > > contested, and evaluatively loaded concept. It, like many cognate > > > > terms, often appears to have radically different senses and > > > > connotations when used in different contexts. > > > > > What do YOU think? > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.- 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.
