Guest guest Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Nisargadatta , Pete S <pedsie5 wrote: > > > On Apr 3, 2006, at 2:48 PM, clydegrossman wrote: > > > AdvaitaToZen , Pete S <pedsie5@> wrote: > > > > > clyde: Pete, do you really believe that " neuron connections " is > > the > > > answer, that they have some fundamental reality (whatever that may > > > be)? > > > > > > > P: I don't know about " fundamental reality, " but they seem to work. > > I saw a young lady on the news the other day who left a large > > chunk of her brain in Iraq due to Mr. Bush illusions as worldwide > > cop. Well, a few months ago she could not walk, or talk, and now > > she can because what was left of her brain rewired itself to pick up > > those tasks. it's been verified by Catscans , also, that meditators > > show more activity in the left parietal lobe than non- meditators. > > > > > > clyde: I agree, but my questions are: What are neuron connections > > composed of and what is that composed of, all the way down – or are > > neuron connections merely another name for another appearance? > > P; Good question! They are made of matter, gross, slimy > matter! What is that, you ask? Well, let's go down the > elevator shaft. Next floor is, protein; next, atoms; next, > subatomic particles; next, quarks. > > Voila! We reached the first floor. Up to now, we have been > able to see these bits of matter with electronic microscopes, > or as flashes and trajectories in the screens of particle > accelerators and atom smashers. > > But wait! there is a dark ghostly basement below. > A basement in which no thing can be seen, except, as > mathematical consequences. Such things as space/time > foam and vacuum fields, such as the Higgs field, which > gives mass, but has none are thought to be there. > But, what stir such foam, can you name the spoon? Never > mind, names are not needed. > > It's all an scaffolding of consequences all the way down. > Some consequences are very practical like being bipolar, > and getting help from Prozac, others are very ghostly, just > mathematical consequences dancing around an equal sign. > > Thanks for asking, I had fun with that. > > Yep, " its turtles all they way down! " . So the Prosac's helping then Pete? :-) ..bob > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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