I propose that the ongoing global upheaval on economic, cultural and psychological levels, which has resulted in moral polarisation but also in an unprecedented depth of moral introspection, is a symptom of a revolutionary transformation, of a new moral Enlightenment that will affect not only our moral beliefs but the degree of human consciousness.
Your primary function, our primary function as Humans, is not to generate gods and services, but to become a faithful mirror for everything else, not imitate but Reflect the meaning and context, in which falsity has no existence and therefore no reflection.
This is some heady stuff, and bears re-reading to make sure I understand it fully, but insofar as I understand I agree. It reminds me of Christopher Langan's work & words. https://megafoundation.substack.com/
My personal belief is that who and what we exactly are as conscious beings in a universe that itself is conscious (and consciousness) will be known (inasmuch as it can be known while we're in physical form). This will require a re-examination of ancient knowledge, revelation of previously obscured knowledge, and the most cutting edge knowledge we presently possess.
Thank you. To understand fully I advise reading the two papers linked in the article, one on Metarnormative Realism and the other on the Golden Rule. In essence, all we need to become more conscious is one another; there are no higher realms, no relevant secrets, no shortcuts, only more or less consistent ways of relating to one another. This might also be useful, although probably not necessary: https://michaelkowalik.substack.com/p/transcendental-theology-for-non-believers
I respectfully partly disagree, there are higher realms, secrets (facts and history, that have been intentionally hidden and/or obscured, because such knowledge enables the freedom of those who wish it) - but that does not detract (IMO it makes it much more important) what you correctly assert: We must become more consistent (and IMO virtuous) in relating to one another (if we wish to advance as a species).
As with many things, it's not this or that, it's this and that (binary thinking is one of our species biggest stumbling blocks).
I have pre-read and will read closely those two papers, they are very interesting indeed.
By ‘higher realms’ in this context I understand places or realities where we would be more conscious irrespective of who we are or how we acted up to that point. I see no evidence that this is possible, and strong analytical evidence to the contrary: consciousness (and all meaning) is entirely determined by relations between instances of conscious rational agency. By ‘no secrets’ i rather meant that there are no secret keys to gaining unearned consciousness, again because all meaning in my understanding is relational, created by meaningful, reciprocal communication between agents, and noting else but our own actions can make us more than we are. Specifically, any ‘gift’ of consciousness seems logically impossible. If i am wrong, any error of this kind would signify an unexpected bonus, but i prefer to count on less even if there might be more.
Your primary function, our primary function as Humans, is not to generate gods and services, but to become a faithful mirror for everything else, not imitate but Reflect the meaning and context, in which falsity has no existence and therefore no reflection.
This is some heady stuff, and bears re-reading to make sure I understand it fully, but insofar as I understand I agree. It reminds me of Christopher Langan's work & words. https://megafoundation.substack.com/
My personal belief is that who and what we exactly are as conscious beings in a universe that itself is conscious (and consciousness) will be known (inasmuch as it can be known while we're in physical form). This will require a re-examination of ancient knowledge, revelation of previously obscured knowledge, and the most cutting edge knowledge we presently possess.
As above, so below.
Thank you. To understand fully I advise reading the two papers linked in the article, one on Metarnormative Realism and the other on the Golden Rule. In essence, all we need to become more conscious is one another; there are no higher realms, no relevant secrets, no shortcuts, only more or less consistent ways of relating to one another. This might also be useful, although probably not necessary: https://michaelkowalik.substack.com/p/transcendental-theology-for-non-believers
I respectfully partly disagree, there are higher realms, secrets (facts and history, that have been intentionally hidden and/or obscured, because such knowledge enables the freedom of those who wish it) - but that does not detract (IMO it makes it much more important) what you correctly assert: We must become more consistent (and IMO virtuous) in relating to one another (if we wish to advance as a species).
As with many things, it's not this or that, it's this and that (binary thinking is one of our species biggest stumbling blocks).
I have pre-read and will read closely those two papers, they are very interesting indeed.
By ‘higher realms’ in this context I understand places or realities where we would be more conscious irrespective of who we are or how we acted up to that point. I see no evidence that this is possible, and strong analytical evidence to the contrary: consciousness (and all meaning) is entirely determined by relations between instances of conscious rational agency. By ‘no secrets’ i rather meant that there are no secret keys to gaining unearned consciousness, again because all meaning in my understanding is relational, created by meaningful, reciprocal communication between agents, and noting else but our own actions can make us more than we are. Specifically, any ‘gift’ of consciousness seems logically impossible. If i am wrong, any error of this kind would signify an unexpected bonus, but i prefer to count on less even if there might be more.