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Do you believe in the evolution of human consciousness?

Posted on Jul 18th, 2008 by ~C4Chaos : (hyper)linker ~C4Chaos

To be more accurate, I prefer structures of consciousness . A structure could either evolve or degenerate depending on infinite number of conditions.

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Dennett and Thurman On Religion, Reincarnation, and Consciousness

Posted on Jun 20th, 2008 by ~C4Chaos : (hyper)linker ~C4Chaos

(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com ) I just finished reading a dialogue between Daniel Dennett and Robert Thurman . They've discussed Daniel Dennett's latest book, Breaking the Spell . I'm glad to see them agree when it... More »

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Kosmic Consciousness in this Cosmic Web

Posted on May 13th, 2008 by ~C4Chaos : (hyper)linker ~C4Chaos

(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com ) I watched History Channel's The Universe: Biggest Things In Space the other day. As the narrator describes the cosmic web , I felt a sense of awe, wonder, humility, and insignificance... More »

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A Stroke of Enlightenment

Posted on Mar 12th, 2008 by ~C4Chaos : (hyper)linker ~C4Chaos

(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com ) Just finished watching this fascinating video of Jill Bolte Taylor's presentation on TED . Jill narrated her passion for neuroscience which was fueled by her brother's mental illness and by her... More »

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Digitizing Mind

Posted on Mar 9th, 2008 by ~C4Chaos : (hyper)linker ~C4Chaos

From digitizing life to digitizing mind... Blue Brain Project brings us closer to the technological Black Swan . via Seed: Out of the Blue "The Blue Brain project is now at a crucial juncture. The... More »

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A quote from the interior

Posted on Feb 28th, 2008 by ~C4Chaos : (hyper)linker ~C4Chaos

A very insightful quote via TED 2008 . "It's as if my consciousness had shifted away. I could no longer define the boundaries of my body. Then I realize: I'm having a stroke. And my... More »

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The Mind is Like Music

Posted on Jan 22nd, 2008 by ~C4Chaos : (hyper)linker ~C4Chaos

(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com ) Jonah Lehrer has an insightful article on the LA Times urging neuroscientists to go beyond reductionism. Below is a key quote. "The mind is like music. While neuroscience accurately describes our... More »

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Cosmologists Talk Like Mystics Who've Lost It

Posted on Jan 16th, 2008 by ~C4Chaos : (hyper)linker ~C4Chaos

(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com ) Here's another interesting read from the New York Times. Big Brain Theory: Have Cosmologists Lost Theirs? "It could be the weirdest and most embarrassing prediction in the history of cosmology, if... More »

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What is something everyone can agree on?

Posted on Dec 18th, 2007 by ~C4Chaos : (hyper)linker ~C4Chaos

That WE ALL DIE. We may have different ideas on what happens after death, or whether there's an afterlife or whatnot. But it doesn't change the fact that death is certain. P.S. I'm also sure... More »

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What does the word 'natural' mean to you?

Posted on Nov 7th, 2007 by ~C4Chaos : (hyper)linker ~C4Chaos

As with most people, for me, natural means absence of (or minimal) human tampering. This notion is borne out of dualitic tendency -- that humanity is separate from nature. Thus, something like honey, is natural... More »

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