Re:Chekhov: “Cultured people must, in my opinion, satisfy th...
by simonh on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @01:54PM
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The more I think about it and learn about the functioning of the brain, the less I believe in the unitary 'self'. I once read the suggestion that what we think of as the 'self' is really just the brain's public relations department.
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Re:Chekhov: “Cultured people must, in my opinion, satisfy th...
by SamBoogieNYC on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @02:58PM
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You might enjoy a book called Quantum Psychology (Robert Anton Wilson).
He lays out some interesting concepts about the way we think and one thought experiment in particular, observing all the 'thinkers' within and how they can multiply at will i.e consider the following innocuous statement:
"I observe that I am happy"
Who is happy and who is the observer?
Re:Chekhov: “Cultured people must, in my opinion, satisfy th...
by mistermann on Wednesday March 15, 2017 @12:06AM
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Eckhart Tolle may say the observer is your conscience and who is happy is your mind. That's a guess though. :)
Re:Chekhov: “Cultured people must, in my opinion, satisfy th...
by twic on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @07:08PM
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I picked that idea up from Greg Egan's short story 'Mister Volition':
Re:Chekhov: “Cultured people must, in my opinion, satisfy th...
by Filligree on Thursday March 16, 2017 @10:37PM
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Apologies for the unrelated comment, but I saw one of yours from three months ago:
> Is it 'Into Darkness' that has the idea of a space where you can only move forwards, not sideways? This sounds like that mixed with the rigorous alternative physics of the Clockwork Rocket series.
...and that sounds like my kind of book, but googling only gives Star Trek links. Can you tell me the author?