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brooklynite

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11. I don't need philosophy to make sense of the world.

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 14, 2018, 10:06 PM

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What Would Happen If Everyone Truly Believed Everything Is One? [View all] ProudLib72 Oct 2018 OP

I have no idea what this means, but it doesn't sound like anything more than woo... brooklynite Oct 2018 #1

If Schrodinger could at least explore it, seems worth looking at. TreasonousBastard Oct 2018 #3

Brooklynite is a cat lover obviously ProudLib72 Oct 2018 #6

Very true...and I always know if Tigger is or is not in the box... brooklynite Oct 2018 #10

I don't need philosophy to make sense of the world. brooklynite Oct 2018 #11

Agreed. Orange Sunshine is sufficient. WheelWalker Oct 2018 #15

Roger that! Woodycall Oct 2018 #25

I have to agree... GaYellowDawg Oct 2018 #7

Does spitting on philosophy make it go away? DemocracyMouse Oct 2018 #21

Criticizing stupid trains of thought generally makes them go away... GaYellowDawg Oct 2018 #33

"Imagine". Lennon. notdarkyet Oct 2018 #2

Yep! I had the same thought ProudLib72 Oct 2018 #4

All I know is that oneness is the loneliest numberness hatrack Oct 2018 #5

Nothing would happen different from otherwise. elleng Oct 2018 #8

Yes, but to no good end. Eastern mysticism takes it far more... TreasonousBastard Oct 2018 #9

The point of the experiment was to determine what impact the concept of oneness ProudLib72 Oct 2018 #12

If Trump is a figment of your imagination, knock it the fuck off. Garrett78 Oct 2018 #14

Dr. Wheeler (cosmologist/quantum physicist) talked about the idea triron Oct 2018 #16

Parmenides was as "western" as they come, and he thought that too Recursion Oct 2018 #32

Entropy seems to be the natural "order" in nature world wide wally Oct 2018 #13

I believe Evan S Connell phrased it best . . . Journeyman Oct 2018 #17

Eckhart Tolle - The Powet of Now alittlelark Oct 2018 #18

Not really: If you're not ready for it, it's totally meaningless. lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #20

Yep. And if you are ready, it can feel like turning on a light. The_jackalope Oct 2018 #27

"Everyone" is a tall order with the human organism: I think Russia is a good example of how lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #19

In separateness lies the world's great misery. Glad they were able to find that universal mind or lunasun Oct 2018 #22

Or we could view religious explanations as metaphors ProudLib72 Oct 2018 #23

I actually think about it too much. Maybe. violetpastille Oct 2018 #24

It might not BE possible to think about it too much. ZZenith Oct 2018 #28

That makes sense - there are a lot of Buddhists in the environmental movement. The_jackalope Oct 2018 #26

It's pretty obvious to me. Kurt V. Oct 2018 #29

I'm really surprised... OneGrassRoot Oct 2018 #30

In Lak'ech ala K'in Donkees Oct 2018 #31

Locking Chemisse Oct 2018 #34