Bill!,
In all seriousness... I don't know if reality is logical, and rational. I just
don't know! It is a challenge in all ways.
Certainly, since the Quantum Theory of Atoms was established in the 1920s,
we've known that -- although things may be rational (to computation, even
through the 16th decimal point) -- they surely don't make much SENSE!... to our
macroscopically-conditioned "understanding" (experience).
I speak as a working astrophysicist.
Pretty disheartening, this picture.
On the other hand, fun!
Showing the limits of our comprehension, based on macroscopic models.
I think it takes at least 15 years to make a Quantum-Mechanic (all that grease,
gasoline, and Diesel, you know).
--Joe
PS Don't get me wrong; I'm not one to extend or extrapolate much from formal
Science to the realms of spiritual understanding, practice, or development.
SCIENCE is just another Poetry, there. Good enough for... something! But
*absolutely* not needed, and usually not at all helpful, except by the most
skilful presenter, most practiced with metaphors.
> "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote:
>
> Kris,
>
> Much of zen appears to be nonsense because it is nonsense in that it is
> illogical and irrational. That's because reality is illogical and
> irrational. That's because logic and rationality are a human invention -
> concepts, and all concepts are illusory.
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