tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392804955786463612.post7264324336600639528..comments2024-01-03T15:34:49.620+00:00Comments on Ian Wardell: Philosophical Thoughts: Is Reality real?Ian Wardellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999029760897196102noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392804955786463612.post-8207706566862160802014-08-20T16:10:53.710+01:002014-08-20T16:10:53.710+01:00Also, you might enjoy this.Also, you might enjoy <a href="http://www.cogsci.uci.edu/~ddhoff/ConsciousRealism2.pdf" rel="nofollow">this</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392804955786463612.post-91863039221311845152014-08-20T16:05:47.632+01:002014-08-20T16:05:47.632+01:00A further thought: That we are not people as such,...A further thought: That we are not people as such, but rather we are 'consciousnesses' looking through particular 'viewports' into a world. Our true nature is an open, boundless awareness, and we simply 'tune into' the experience of being "Ian Wardell on Planet Earth in 2014" and so on. We could equally tune into another experience. (Different universes are not spatially located relative to each other.)<br /><br />To give yourself a notion of the "tuning in" experience, think what happens when you fall asleep.<br /><br />You lie in your bed, as you drift off: The image in front of you dissolves, the sounds around you gradually fade away, your body sensations disappear, there is just blankness for a while - but your sense of <i>you being here</i> still persists! Then, slowly, perhaps fragmentary images appear in your open awareness, these coalesce and form into objects, which then develop into a world - a dream!<br /><br />Furthermore, it is not necessarily true that all people you encounter have a consciousness 'viewporting' them. Our control of ourselves isn't direct - we are spontaneous and automatic unless we change course, by interfering and suppressing an action, or by using <i>intention</i> to set a new goal for your experience. If I set a goal for "Anonymous" and then go away for a while - withdraw from the 'viewport' - 'Anonymous" will continue on that path, reacting appropriately to circumstances.<br /><br />(Analogous to setting of on a car journey, falling into a dream, and still ending up at the destination, even though you didn't directly control the actions that got you there. Thing is, you never <i>do</i> directly control your actions; rather, you <i>experience</i> them, which is different.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com