Guest guest Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Nisargadatta , " Bob N. " <Roberibus111 wrote: > > 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 > > > > Oh sure you say it's helping you..but what about clyde? ;-)) bob > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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