Krimel,
Liked that word Nirvana, did you?
Marsha
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From: "Krimel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: [MD] Bolte-Taylor: My stroke of insight
Marsha, Chris, dmb, Moqers,
When I was in Boston a few weeks ago. Someone brought up this video in a
conversation about the claims of mysticism and naturalism. I was
especially
glad to get to watch it (Thanks, Marsha!!!) because even the description
of
it in the Boston meeting helped bring clarity to the discussion.
Dr. Taylor describes the feelings she experienced but roots them in brain
physiology. She makes no attempt to claim that a feeling of oneness has
any
metaphysical significance. The experience has value in its own right but
can
also be understood in terms of brain function.
In fact much of what she says in the first half of her talking better
expresses a host of points I have been attempting illustrate here for
months. I have called that serial part of the left hemisphere "the sense
of
senses." It integrates the multimodality of sensation. Our senses
transduce
the energy of light, heat, sound, pressure and chemicals from the
environment, into electrochemical energy in our nervous systems.
Perception
is the process of synthesizing these patterns of energy into meaning.
The conclusion in Boston was that mystical experience is valuable for its
own sake and for the physical and mental health benefits it confers. But
is
not a reliable guide to reality.
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Thanks for that, Marsha.
Wow. The words of the prophet in the vocabulary of science. Remarkable. I
was moved. The audience was thrilled.
Why is it that people who've been knocked senseless make so much sense?
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