"I didn't have much to say to anybody but kept to myself and my books. With my eyes closed, I would touch a familiar book and draw it's fragrance deep inside me. This was enough to make me happy."
— Haruki Murakami (Norwegian Wood
— Haruki Murakami (Norwegian Wood
Do you think there's some kind of spiritual substance in the universe?
- 14/09/2009 02:42:22 PM
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On a gut level, I think all substance is teleologically tied to one or more kinds of consciousness.
- 14/09/2009 04:03:31 PM
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aaah but who says we can percieve all there is to percieve in relation to our persons?
- 14/09/2009 04:14:08 PM
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But merely positing a soul (as a spiritual substance) doesn't actually explain anything.
- 14/09/2009 07:46:35 PM
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i'm not saying that all inexplained qualities are due to "soul"
- 14/09/2009 07:50:27 PM
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Re: i'm not saying that all inexplained qualities are due to "soul"
- 14/09/2009 08:05:41 PM
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I think there is definitely a spiritual force that underlies the unity of all things
- 14/09/2009 06:11:01 PM
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Rum.
- 14/09/2009 08:25:46 PM
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YES! *NM*
- 16/09/2009 02:10:55 PM
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How are we not married?
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- 19/09/2009 04:10:13 AM
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- 19/09/2009 04:10:13 AM
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No *NM*
- 14/09/2009 09:09:16 PM
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Not the way I'd put it, as jh notes, but unquestionably.
- 15/09/2009 03:17:22 PM
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The material universe precludes a purely natural cause.
- 18/09/2009 12:04:16 PM
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One little correction
- 20/09/2009 12:34:13 AM
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That makes it more complex, but I agree the same basic problem persists.
- 07/10/2009 12:11:07 PM
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