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Originally posted by LesMisanthrope
The common definition of awareness, human awareness, depends upon the the appearance of an awake organism. . Awareness is merely a state of appearance, or an idea about something—the organism—appearing awake.
When one is 'conscious' there is an appearance appearing. Pure 'awareness' is what you are in deep sleep when there is nothing appearing.
Friend the reason aspirin is used began with anecdotal evidence. Aspirin is derived from the bark of the Red Willow tree and this was claimed by indigenous cultures to have those properties.
Originally posted by LesMisanthrope
reply to post by Itisnowagain
When one is 'conscious' there is an appearance appearing. Pure 'awareness' is what you are in deep sleep when there is nothing appearing.
Have you seen someone sleep? How much 'awareness' do you see? What's really there is an organism in deep sleep. No further abstraction is necessary; no mystical, non-existent substance required.
Do you set an alarm clock if you have to get up in the morning? Why would you do that if you are not 'aware' in deep sleep? Surely if there was no 'awareness' in deep sleep, no alarm would wake you.
Awareness is the one constant.
Originally posted by LesMisanthrope
reply to post by Itisnowagain
Do you set an alarm clock if you have to get up in the morning? Why would you do that if you are not 'aware' in deep sleep? Surely if there was no 'awareness' in deep sleep, no alarm would wake you.
Awareness is the one constant.
What if one was def? Could an alarm wake you if you had no sense of hearing? In order to be aware, one must first be an organism. Awareness is not the one constant.
One must first be aware to be able to question if one was an organism or not.
Awareness is the sense that 'I am' - can you honestly say you are not?
Now I have learned to post youtube videos
Originally posted by LesMisanthrope
reply to post by Kashai
Friend the reason aspirin is used began with anecdotal evidence. Aspirin is derived from the bark of the Red Willow tree and this was claimed by indigenous cultures to have those properties.
Aspirin is something that can be tested because the bark of the Red Willow Tree exists. It is not anecdotal. One doesn't need to give someone the benefit of the doubt to understand its properties.