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Re:Atomic resolution video of salt crystals forming in real ... by perfmode on Friday January 22, 2021 @04:41PM (#25876664)
my question to you: do you consider yourself to be mysterious or just mundane? what is your experience of your own Being-ness?
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Re:Atomic resolution video of salt crystals forming in real ... by gus_massa on Saturday January 23, 2021 @08:30AM (#25882055)
> Do you consider yourself to be mysterious or just mundane?

Mundane, that is even more amazing.

> What is your experience of your own Being-ness?

My electrons and nuclei are arranged in a weird pattern. If you ask them if I'm conscious, they can move another electrons and nuclei to type "yes". If you ask them if I'm lying, they can move another electrons and nuclei to type "no". It's just a strange pattern that simulates a delusion, don't trust them.

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Re:Atomic resolution video of salt crystals forming in real ... by perfmode on Saturday January 23, 2021 @11:45AM (#25883694)
> Mundane, that is even more amazing.

What's amazing about the mundane?

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Re:Atomic resolution video of salt crystals forming in real ... by TeMPOraL on Friday January 22, 2021 @05:04PM (#25876860)
A good question, something I'll have to think about.

The immediate if indirect answer I can give you: I stopped feeling this sense of wonder, mystery, greater purpose of reality, somewhen during my university years. I only ever experience these feelings when consuming works of fiction.

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Re:Atomic resolution video of salt crystals forming in real ... by mensetmanusman on Friday January 22, 2021 @07:10PM (#25878085)
C.S. Lewis described something similar with fiction ‘baptizing the imagination in longing’

https://andrewmarrosb.blog/articles/baptizing-the-imaginatio...

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