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!@#$%! · 06.05.2014, 12:05 AM

THERE IS NO SELF. CONSCIOUSNESS IS AN ILLUSION. THERE IS NO MIND.

we know that.

i get that he hypothesizes (not proves) how the theatre of consciousness, the now, etc, arises. i get that.

but in the end he's saying the same thing that buddhists have been saying for millennia.

this doesn't mean his theory isn't worth reading (it's a fun read).

but it's not new, and it's not a discovery.

you realize how hard, how really fucking hard is it to come up with a truly new idea? most of the stuff we do is update and repackage or at bess toss together like some salad bar.

the renaissance returns over and over.

the baroque returns over and over.

i bet you the buddhism we know about wasn't even the first one.

06.05.2014, 12:05 AM	#268
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,466	THERE IS NO SELF. CONSCIOUSNESS IS AN ILLUSION. THERE IS NO MIND. we know that. i get that he hypothesizes (not proves) how the theatre of consciousness, the now, etc, arises. i get that. but in the end he's saying the same thing that buddhists have been saying for millennia. this doesn't mean his theory isn't worth reading (it's a fun read). but it's not new, and it's not a discovery. you realize how hard, how really fucking hard is it to come up with a truly new idea? most of the stuff we do is update and repackage or at bess toss together like some salad bar. the renaissance returns over and over. the baroque returns over and over. i bet you the buddhism we know about wasn't even the first one.
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