[extropy-chat] Re: John Wright Finds God

[Dirk Bruere]

Adrian Tymes wrote:

>--- john-c-wright at sff.net wrote:
>  
>
>>And yet, I am in the same position as Mr. A Square
>>of Flatland might be in
>>trying to describe a sphere to his fellow
>>two-dimensional beings. "It was like a
>>circle, and yet it was not a circle, for it extended
>>into directions for which
>>we have no name and cannot picture." Mr. A Square
>>has no word for "volume" and
>>he cannot express the overwhelming solidity of his
>>three-dimensional visitor. 
>>    
>>
>
>You're talking about spiritual experiences, right?
>Eh, had 'em.  Remember that you're just an observer,
>and that your senses can be tricked.
>
>You know they've found the neurochemistry behind them,
>right?  It can seem profound to the observer - but
>think of it as an electrochemical mirage.  Just like
>  
>
And when the neurochem behind love, hate, creativity, flashes of 
insight, the colour red etc has been discovered we can consign all of 
those to the rubbish bin as well.

-- 
Dirk

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