tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post794081152548490921..comments2023-11-30T17:58:04.766-05:00Comments on Visions of the World: The Cosmic ContinuumSophiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17614379407950514628noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-68250230930190459742008-11-21T23:25:00.000-05:002008-11-21T23:25:00.000-05:00Sophia,An interesting development in science is th...Sophia,<BR/><BR/>An interesting development in science is that you can have physical processes such as neurons signaling neurons, and that produces results which we call non-physical, or spiritual. Such as thoughts, love, feelings, emotions. The power of emergent phenomena arising from a substrate.<BR/><BR/>donstockbauer *attt* hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-41559643512349297202008-11-20T23:38:00.000-05:002008-11-20T23:38:00.000-05:00Perhaps I should have worded it differently.It's n...Perhaps I should have worded it differently.<BR/><BR/>It's not a matter of what is not in the physical realm, it is a matter of what the physical realm is in.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-52898629493722418212008-11-19T22:35:00.000-05:002008-11-19T22:35:00.000-05:00Sophia,What do you consider to be not in the physi...Sophia,<BR/><BR/>What do you consider to be not in the physical realm? <BR/><BR/>I can get along with just the physical world, but if people want to believe in non-physical phenomena, then those beliefs should be allowed.<BR/><BR/>donstockbauer *att* hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-4910963507003766762008-11-16T18:10:00.000-05:002008-11-16T18:10:00.000-05:00Hi Don,Having recently read online that there is a...Hi Don,<BR/><BR/>Having recently read online that there is a theory that the universe is finite and shaped like a soccer ball, by your statement I assume it is also believed to be expanding.<BR/><BR/>When I say "beyond the Universe", I mean not only anything physical beyond the universe, but things not in the physical realm.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-24801739383026630472008-11-14T00:18:00.000-05:002008-11-14T00:18:00.000-05:00Sophia,Your thoughts about the Universe...One thin...Sophia,<BR/><BR/>Your thoughts about the Universe...<BR/><BR/>One thing that is known from cosmology is that the farther you look the faster things seem to be moving away from us, radially in all directions. Finally, at the causal horizon, things (galaxies)seem to be moving away at the speed of light. Cosmologists are fairly certain more space lies beyond it very similar in structure to that which we ca see. But there is no known way to ever determine what this space past the CH is like. When you see any astronomer refer to "The Universe", s/he usually means as far as we can see (to the CH). You'll hardly ever see anyone mention that there is space "beyond" the Universe. (It's the same on the Earth, you can see to the horizon, but there is much more terrain out there beyond it you can't see).<BR/><BR/>donstockbauer *attt* hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-42392295620022485052008-11-01T02:12:00.000-04:002008-11-01T02:12:00.000-04:00black elk speaksis a pretty amazing bookneihardt w...black elk speaks<BR/>is a pretty amazing book<BR/><BR/>neihardt wrote some <BR/>interesting lyrics as well<BR/><BR/>pax<BR/><BR/>jjhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043530995274885830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-30975055200029601912008-10-31T00:43:00.000-04:002008-10-31T00:43:00.000-04:00Siegfried,I confess! I spend a lot of time intell...Siegfried,<BR/><BR/>I confess! I spend a lot of time intellectualizing spiritual things. I understand the difference between intellectualizing and experiencing, though. My intellectual pursuits have spurred any spiritual growth that I have made. Or perhaps I should say, "inspired".<BR/><BR/>Chan master? Sheer synchronistic brilliance!!! Just tonight I watched "The Forbidden Kingdom" on DVD, in which Jackie Chan is a martial arts master.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-3499811808218013362008-10-31T00:13:00.000-04:002008-10-31T00:13:00.000-04:00JH, when I read that last night it gave me chills....JH, when I read that last night it gave me chills. How beautiful! Is the entire book _Black Elk Speaks_ like this?Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-25435794778960324112008-10-30T19:02:00.000-04:002008-10-30T19:02:00.000-04:00Go to bed early. Sleep well.Go to bed early. Sleep well.Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08908421636158918372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-21363979090417934312008-10-30T18:59:00.000-04:002008-10-30T18:59:00.000-04:00Waste of words!Meaningless. Too much thinking. Or ...Waste of words!<BR/>Meaningless. Too much thinking. Or too little.<BR/>Nonsense. Stupid chan master! ;)Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08908421636158918372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-71231089173452386422008-10-29T12:17:00.000-04:002008-10-29T12:17:00.000-04:00the biographer of BLACK ELKspoke of a visitto blac...the biographer of BLACK ELK<BR/>spoke of a visit<BR/>to black elk and the old<BR/>chief took him to a high hill<BR/>in nebraska which he described<BR/>as the center of the world<BR/>when they reached the summit john g neihardt asked black elk<BR/>how do you know this is the center of the world?<BR/>and black elk replied<BR/>just look aroundjhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043530995274885830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-88292104533406347282008-10-29T01:38:00.000-04:002008-10-29T01:38:00.000-04:00I think it is a good example of how, no matter how...I think it is a good example of how, no matter how hard we try, we can not imagine the universe in our minds. We try to give it shape, we try to define it using our five senses, but it is really formless and indescribable. It is beyond space and time.<BR/><BR/>This is just what I got from the chapter. I used to imagine that every point is a center.<BR/><BR/>I would like to hear what you or others gleaned from this.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-65395709777725270592008-10-29T00:37:00.000-04:002008-10-29T00:37:00.000-04:00I could not extract anything from this. Can you g...I could not extract anything from this. Can you give me a little help?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-15840401430856434462008-10-28T22:03:00.000-04:002008-10-28T22:03:00.000-04:00That is very kind of you. Thank you.That is very kind of you. Thank you.Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988429133719659700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7069115106901769901.post-65440760044734435552008-10-28T05:51:00.000-04:002008-10-28T05:51:00.000-04:00very refined layout,God Bless You Aghavery refined layout,God Bless You <BR/><BR/>AghaStrategicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572595170538342875noreply@blogger.com