12-20-2024, 05:35 AM
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I do agree with Blaine though in general. All this is kind of like some academic test on "existence"(among other things) with the exception that there isn't anyone to 'correct' the "test". It is a far cry from any sort of test that was administered during our years of education which yielded definite outcomes; I never got everything right and given some contexts(acedemic fields) nobody can state unequivocally what the correct answers are.
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There are distinctions to be made though. On the one hand you might have some character winging ideas from left field, while on the other hand you got some meticulous maniac whittling away for years on the same(or similar) pieces. There are differences in foundational aspects e.g. extrapolating and expanding upon well-established scientific and philosophical models and maybe even weaving in a little theology here and there.
And then of course you have the mode of character or 'mindset' of any particular individual in deliverance of any such ideas, and with me this is often dependent somewhat on my 'mood'. I've never indulged in any Terence McKenna type mentors and have yet to meet any "machine elves", but I suppose in some ways some of it is similar to that.
I do agree with Blaine though in general. All this is kind of like some academic test on "existence"(among other things) with the exception that there isn't anyone to 'correct' the "test". It is a far cry from any sort of test that was administered during our years of education which yielded definite outcomes; I never got everything right and given some contexts(acedemic fields) nobody can state unequivocally what the correct answers are.
End Test Analogy
There are distinctions to be made though. On the one hand you might have some character winging ideas from left field, while on the other hand you got some meticulous maniac whittling away for years on the same(or similar) pieces. There are differences in foundational aspects e.g. extrapolating and expanding upon well-established scientific and philosophical models and maybe even weaving in a little theology here and there.
And then of course you have the mode of character or 'mindset' of any particular individual in deliverance of any such ideas, and with me this is often dependent somewhat on my 'mood'. I've never indulged in any Terence McKenna type mentors and have yet to meet any "machine elves", but I suppose in some ways some of it is similar to that.
