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Originally Posted by greybeard
Thanks for the M video.
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Agreed.
A
very good video, presenting a very clear explanation of consciousness and reality.
Except for one thing:
There is
no such thing as the 'mind', for the same reason that there is no such thing as a 'thinker'.
There is only thought.
Both the 'mind' and the 'thinker' are thoughts.
Both the 'mind' and the 'thinker' are a violation of Occam's Razor.
Thus, one should not identify himself or herself any more with the word 'mind' than with the word 'thinker'.
The 'mind' is merely another thought that one can observe as
not being a part of oneself.
It is the "observing consciousness" which is capable of observing thought rather than identifying with thought.
To the scientists of consciousness, however, there is
only the consciousness of the 'thinker' or the 'mind'.
In other words, the function of the 'thinker' to the science of consciousness is the same as what the function of the term "ether" once was to classical physics.
There is no more evidence in support of the existence of the 'mind' than there ever was for the existence of the "ether".
Just this
one fundamental change in the perspective of the science of consciousness would result in a quite
dramatic improvement in the over-all understanding of consciousness.
But my writings to this effect are regularly
censored and suppressed by the
JCS (
Journal of Consciousness Studies) Online 'discussion' group which is exclusively interested in only the 'thinker' dimension of human consciousness.
Michael Cecil (4Q529)
http://after-the-false-peace.blogspot.com/
http://jewishchristianlit.com/Resour...ts/4Q529!.html