On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 3:43 AM, ornamentalmind <[email protected]>wrote:
> “…My point (pun intended) is that I'm not talking about a couple of > neurons > firing and farting out a well formed thought. I'm talking about > trillions of > connections all firing in a coordinated parallel sequence of patterns > that > takes the human senses as input and produces a complex interpretation > based > on our memories and knowledge….” – CB > > Yes, and this ‘point’ (and others you’ve made) confirms what I’ve been > saying…neuron firing is *not* a thought. > But neuron(s) firing is. > “…So you're saying that the physical world isn't physical? …” – CB > > I’m saying that the best minds of today say this and to the best of my > ability to grok such issues, I agree. Of course, the notion isn’t new > at all and has been around for a very long time; however, that isn’t > very important in our current discussion. > > I do agree that things that appear to be physical are just that… > appearances only. > > When deconstructed either by scientific inquiry and/or contemplation, > the nature of physicality as we interpret it on a daily basis just > melts away. > Things that were once thought to be physical are still physical. The only difference between then and now is that our understanding of the term 'physical' has become more refined.
