Reality and Illusion

 

  1. Nature of Reality
    1. The simple mechanistic view of the brain and consciousness are fundamentally incomplete.
    2. Some people have a different level of perception that seems to tap into other ways of knowing.
    3. Time is more complex than the simple linear increments we usually count based on local observations.
  2. Perception
    1. Perception is by definition a process of filtering, categorization and interpreting information from various biological sensors.
    2. By focusing on one form of input we often filter out the others.
    3. Why would we assume that if an advanced tech were sitting right in front of us, we would see it?  We know that not all people have the same sensory capacity.  Beyond our own capabilities, there would be possible technologies for bending light around an object.
      1. http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/04/light-bends-by-itself.html
  3. Created or creator?
    1. Can the collective will of any conscious or sentient entity manifest a form of reality.
    2. Can entities be called into being by persistent focused thought?
    3. Are metaphysical beings a form of manifest thought?
    4. Are potions, charms, astrology, crystals and other talismans able to manifest some power after enough focused belief?
    5. Are all of our established religious traditions based on a form of collective belief manifestation?
    6. Do we fail to manifest collectively often in our age due to the lack of coordinated, constrained belief systems?
    7. Are our world and ourselves just another layer of thought manifestation?
  4. Shifter vs. Illusion
    1. If all/most paranormal encounters are really the same basic source,
      1. are they presenting us with a form they think we will accept or
      2. are we wrapping their true form in a layer of interpretation that makes them more accessible to us or
      3. are they able to manipulate our perception of them intentionally?
  5. We could be …
    1. The larval form of a completely different kind of entity.  Earth is a nursery for our crude, limited forms in our early stage of development.  (Would a caterpillar believe it will turn into a butterfly?)
    2. Host organisms for a less physical form of entity, and our consciousness is the illusion it creates to control our behaviour.
    3. Biological sensor arrays that serve the needs of a larger organism.

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