Thank you for this great intro to DS! The need for humanity to harness latent powers to survive this era is why I like to say "be the Jedi you want to see in the world" (adding a Star Wars twist to Gandhi's quote). But I find that those still trapped in orthodox scientism tend to mock and abuse me for "believing" in UFOs, powers of mind and such.
Although I have plenty of reasons and logical arguments to consider my views to be evidence-based, there is no way I've been able to find so far to impart this info to the orthodox scientism crowd because of their filters and biases.
Thus, I have decided, given the reality of the intellectual climate we're in, to accept their assertion that my views are "mere beliefs" and call my views a religion: Conspirituality by name. I seek protection from abuse and mockery by calling that bullying what it is-- mere bigotry and small-mindedness. I seek the company of like-minded others so we can, among other things, work out how to transcend Homo Economicus and the lemming imperative.
I appreciate your call to transcend conventional science all the more because of your background in the hard sciences. This is how real science progresses.
How to explain toddlers who have conversations with dead grandparents. My dead relatives come to me in dreams to let me know that all is well with them. Personally I am a Deist, but whether one believes in the force of a creator or not, there is more than we know and can perceive with our senses. The oligarchs are the essence of evil, an evil we can only fight with a force for good in equal measure, and that is spiritual. What is the obstacle, what stops humans from sharing a vision of the good world. It appears to me to be the passivity created by too much ease, by smart phones and video games that so distract them they cannot see the evil that is operating. That is what we must conquer.
Is there really a paradox in Fermi’s paradox? I mean, it took the lifetime of the universe for the Solar System to be formed and intelligent life (Humanity, allegedly) to evolve on Earth. We are NOWHERE near tackling the problems of interstellar travel, so conceivably any other civilisations out there are in the same boat. The deep, light-year gulfs separating planetary systems are simply to great to be crossed. 'This Island Earth' is real and we are marooned.
Bravo! This is exactly what is needed. Hopefully the last two years have catalyzed the spirit, motivation and autonomous confidence needed for each of us to utilize the telepathic gifts we have available to save the world.
Thank you for this great intro to DS! The need for humanity to harness latent powers to survive this era is why I like to say "be the Jedi you want to see in the world" (adding a Star Wars twist to Gandhi's quote). But I find that those still trapped in orthodox scientism tend to mock and abuse me for "believing" in UFOs, powers of mind and such.
Although I have plenty of reasons and logical arguments to consider my views to be evidence-based, there is no way I've been able to find so far to impart this info to the orthodox scientism crowd because of their filters and biases.
Thus, I have decided, given the reality of the intellectual climate we're in, to accept their assertion that my views are "mere beliefs" and call my views a religion: Conspirituality by name. I seek protection from abuse and mockery by calling that bullying what it is-- mere bigotry and small-mindedness. I seek the company of like-minded others so we can, among other things, work out how to transcend Homo Economicus and the lemming imperative.
I appreciate your call to transcend conventional science all the more because of your background in the hard sciences. This is how real science progresses.
This is the most inspiring interviews I've ever watched, about one hour. Cosmogenesis as described by Dr. Brian Thomas Swimme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Amfah-7il0&t=232s
His words on reductionist materialist world view are spot on, imo.
Rupert Sheldrake and many others, such as the late Terrence McKenna have said much on this as well.
How to explain toddlers who have conversations with dead grandparents. My dead relatives come to me in dreams to let me know that all is well with them. Personally I am a Deist, but whether one believes in the force of a creator or not, there is more than we know and can perceive with our senses. The oligarchs are the essence of evil, an evil we can only fight with a force for good in equal measure, and that is spiritual. What is the obstacle, what stops humans from sharing a vision of the good world. It appears to me to be the passivity created by too much ease, by smart phones and video games that so distract them they cannot see the evil that is operating. That is what we must conquer.
Is there really a paradox in Fermi’s paradox? I mean, it took the lifetime of the universe for the Solar System to be formed and intelligent life (Humanity, allegedly) to evolve on Earth. We are NOWHERE near tackling the problems of interstellar travel, so conceivably any other civilisations out there are in the same boat. The deep, light-year gulfs separating planetary systems are simply to great to be crossed. 'This Island Earth' is real and we are marooned.
Great, interesting article, by the way.
Thank you for a wonderfully entertaining piece, though that last paragraph reminds me a little of Darth Schwabs dark agenda.
Bravo! This is exactly what is needed. Hopefully the last two years have catalyzed the spirit, motivation and autonomous confidence needed for each of us to utilize the telepathic gifts we have available to save the world.