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Is existence physical, or is it knowledge?

  • 28-11-2011 8:39pm
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22


    These forces of energy as they vibrate through open space to form the illusion of reality, does one stop to think that perhaps it is informational processes, underlying the reality of existence which drive our universe. Are we subconsciously been deceived by our senses, is existence a holographic illusion governed by information principles, deceiving our senses into believing that that which is physical is solid, when it most likely false, a deception.

    To you, is the perception of reality, objective or subjective, can we know? Is the universe and existence physical, to be measured in terms of physicality, or do we through our thoughts create existence?


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27,944 ✭✭✭✭4zn76tysfajdxp


    You think, therefore you are pretentious.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,303 ✭✭✭Temptamperu


    Smoking the oul weed eh?
    Reality may come down to harmonics but its the one thing most of us agree on.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,939 ✭✭✭ballsymchugh


    take the red pill and stop worrying about it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,647 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    Not this shit again?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,202 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    You think, therefore you are pretentious.

    Great first post, though...


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,918 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    Who gives a hairy ass f*ck?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,318 ✭✭✭Fishooks12


    You joined boards for this?!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,815 ✭✭✭✭galwayrush


    Do you know whether you are here or not OP?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,013 ✭✭✭kincsem


    Too many big words.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,146 ✭✭✭Morrisseeee


    You need to see an Ontological Epistemologist ;)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭Einhard


    sum ergo cogito?

    or is that putting de cart before the horse?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,202 ✭✭✭amacca



    To you, is the perception of reality, objective or subjective

    Can I have a vowel please Carol!

    (ah subjective I suppose..or whatever you're havin yourself boss!)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,918 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    You need to see an Ontological Epistemologist ;)

    You tell em mozzer


  • Subscribers Posts: 696 ✭✭✭FlipperThePriest


    First post.... what sh1t are you selling??


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,560 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves. Here’s Tom with the weather.
    - thusly spaketh St.Bill of Hicks.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,582 ✭✭✭✭TheZohanS


    Is it really a snickers or is it just nougat, peanuts, caramel and chocolate?


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,945 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    This is going well.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 620 ✭✭✭aidoh


    Any hash?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,582 ✭✭✭✭TheZohanS


    aidoh wrote: »
    Any hash?

    #########

    There's a 9 bar, you owe me 4fiddy.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,137 ✭✭✭44leto


    I am energy trapped in a material world.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 79 ✭✭HLecter


    You seem to be going down the Pantheism/Pan-deism route. Good luck to you/me :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 68 ✭✭coolx


    With this level of thinking, he could sort out the clowns in the dail:eek:

    Assuming he knows how to tie his shoelaces of course.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    Guilty


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,327 ✭✭✭AhSureTisGrand


    I missed you, Contemplating Aristotle


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭chucken1


    I missed you, Contemplating Aristotle

    Aha! I knew I recognised the style ;)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,940 ✭✭✭Corkfeen


    The poster is true to his username...... Wax on, Wax Off.. :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,080 ✭✭✭foxinsox


    These forces of energy as they vibrate through open space to form the illusion of reality, does one stop to think that perhaps it is informational processes, underlying the reality of existence which drive our universe. Are we subconsciously been deceived by our senses, is existence a holographic illusion governed by information principles, deceiving our senses into believing that that which is physical is solid, when it most likely false, a deception.

    To you, is the perception of reality, objective or subjective, can we know? Is the universe and existence physical, to be measured in terms of physicality, or do we through our thoughts create existence?

    Well, in fairness I had a ****ty Monday, although Monday does tend to be pretty horrible in general.

    If, through the power of my thoughts I could have obliterated today out of existence, I would have thunk it away!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 731 ✭✭✭seriousfizz




    Yours sincerely,

    Epistemology student.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 874 ✭✭✭cesc77


    Thon wee holograph on the sensodyne toothpaste blows me away.

    I keep trying to touch it but cant:confused:

    Methinks OP has been sniffing the sensodyne.:pac:


    Oh,and trying to use us AHers for his next dissertion.


























    Umm,no,pretentious.Or mentalist:pac:


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,048 ✭✭✭vampire of kilmainham


    be gob this is an ecumenical matttterrrr


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭Logical Fallacy


    These forces of energy as they vibrate through open space to form the illusion of reality, does one stop to think that perhaps it is informational processes, underlying the reality of existence which drive our universe. Are we subconsciously been deceived by our senses, is existence a holographic illusion governed by information principles, deceiving our senses into believing that that which is physical is solid, when it most likely false, a deception.

    To you, is the perception of reality, objective or subjective, can we know? Is the universe and existence physical, to be measured in terms of physicality, or do we through our thoughts create existence?

    I honestly thought this was the kind of thing people had hammered out in their own head when they were about 16 or so.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,048 ✭✭✭vampire of kilmainham


    iam a spiritual being on a phisical journey


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,327 ✭✭✭AhSureTisGrand


    Reading the OP again I realise he can't even grammar good


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,688 ✭✭✭Kasabian


    TheZohan wrote: »
    #########

    There's a 9 bar, you owe me 4fiddy.

    Can I have an 8th please, I don't want to risk addiction.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22 Ontological Epistemologist


    I honestly thought this was the kind of thing people had hammered out in their own head when they were about 16 or so.

    Should we stop thinking, and merely work in our adulthood, to become cogs in the machinery of our working lives? One or the other, no yin or yang?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,466 ✭✭✭Snakeblood


    Should we stop thinking, and merely work in our adulthood, to become cogs in the machinery of our working lives? One or the other, no yin or yang?

    I bet you can't say Ontological Epistemologist five times fast.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 372 ✭✭Helium


    I refer the right honourable gentleman to the answer I gave earlier....





























    Take a long walk of a short plank.

    Too early in the day for this sh1t


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,536 ✭✭✭Stiffler2


    I think....therefore I am


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭Logical Fallacy


    Should we stop thinking, and merely work in our adulthood, to become cogs in the machinery of our working lives? One or the other, no yin or yang?

    Not at all, but ideally we should have moved on from stuff like this to deeper fields of thought and reason.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,461 ✭✭✭--Kaiser--


    You must be taking the epistomology


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,650 ✭✭✭sensibleken


    No. we are living in a material world and i am a material girl!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 77 ✭✭missvirgo


    I thought ye were selling drugs


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭chucken1


    Snakeblood wrote: »
    I bet you can't say Ontological Epistemologist five times fast.

    I cant even say it once :o


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,738 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    BEING BEEN
    BEING BEEN
    BEING BEEN
    BEING BEEN

    Come back to us once you understand the difference between these.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,705 ✭✭✭Johro


    TheZohan wrote: »
    Is it really a snickers or is it just nougat, peanuts, caramel and chocolate?
    Crap I need one of those now... Thanks. Where's me shoes...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,705 ✭✭✭Johro


    These forces of energy as they vibrate through open space to form the illusion of reality, does one stop to think that perhaps it is informational processes, underlying the reality of existence which drive our universe. Are we subconsciously been deceived by our senses, is existence a holographic illusion governed by information principles, deceiving our senses into believing that that which is physical is solid, when it most likely false, a deception.

    To you, is the perception of reality, objective or subjective, can we know? Is the universe and existence physical, to be measured in terms of physicality, or do we through our thoughts create existence?
    So many questions, only two question marks.
    Some were lost in space.
    Or were they? Did they exist? Do we exist?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,021 ✭✭✭mickrock


    Row, row, row your boat,
    Gently down the stream.
    Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
    Life is but a dream


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,461 ✭✭✭--Kaiser--


    Johro wrote: »
    So many questions, only two question marks.
    Some were lost in space.
    Or were they? Did they exist? Do we exist?



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