Baddogma's Other Meta Cafe- Polite Discussions About Scientific Mysticism and General Weirdness

a reply to: Peeple
Who knows what that other member root their NOW in? It could be a myriad(incalculable number) of things, One thing I like about Germany is there is a word for virtually everything... like the word Schizophrenia being a blanket term until they find the root "cause". A "step brother" has that in my opinion it is a dissociative disorder and purposefully done to oneself as a coping mechanism. Once habituated into doing such a thing it is difficult to untangle all of those wrong associations and until they do? They just can't or won't function properly in the world.

An old armchair philosophy fiend did the Abby Hoffman square paper business... he said he felt like it was giving him Schizophrenia only because it was linking up or making associations that in no way shape of form belonged together but somehow the associations tricked the mind into as if they did make sense when he knew that wasn't the case at all. In my opinion it was something carrying spinal fluid into areas and pathways they normally couldn't or couldn't cross or where they belonged like a chemical boatman saying yeah get in.

The absolute: ground is ground, water is water, air is air, fire is fire no matter what other names the elements go by in other languages they will be experienced the same no matter where you go that's present and future as an unalterable truth.

The relative: is the many names and other concepts and ideas etc on how those elements combine and interact on a finite and a seemingly infinite scale also an unalterable truth.

Realization since all of that is akin to the BIG BANG? If grasped it will be let go of no matter what it is as impermanence dictates... so go ahead grasp hate and see how quickly it takes you to meet more of it until you let go of it... same as another other concept in the phenomenal.

The elements making up the body they are clinging for dear life to each other... letting go of that is experience of the formless states. Strangely enough others attachment or grasping at or to you as a phenomenon will become a cause for all of those elements let go of to return or coalesce reforming you but as you know you the delusion of who and what you are or are not is all theirs... the same way its said God breathed his wind into the earth and made Adam well Adam existed but what did the guy applying wind want further from him?

So we can see the power of others attachment even when one is wholly unattached give rise to the myriad of things when there only really is just those four what grows out of it could be said the tree from the seed of wind, the seed of fire, the seed of water and the seed of earth.

What does it mean on another scale? It isn't about avoiding extremes it is about not breathing life into the elements that give rise to or become cause to give rise to those extremes that are poison to one living a good happy life. Everyday one wakes up out of a stupor called sleep someone put a seed of the four elements with an intention and then the eyes pop open again.

They won't get anything but karma doing that however.. so it isn't really advised to be dragging corpses around thinking that they will serve or want to serve them like the slave they expect them to be.

When you see someone you haven't thought about don't think about but have known and there they are? It's the duality or not self.. those two are fighting and want to act like it isn't those two fighting or what is referred to as the scapegoat.

One issue is sure you may have had issues with that someone or not and to the one trying to call or bring you forth still want those issues to continue "The house builder".

Thanks for sharing the song Peeple.

a reply to: Crowfoot

Is it really surprising though? People are taught to accept obviously false statements. Hidden under a subconsciousness trigger like the rule of three in maths.
100 / 3 = 33.3333333333333333333333333333333333333333.
Ain't that fascinating? How can that be? We're obviously not on the peak if we can't account for the itsy bitsy suuuuuuuuuuuuuuper tiny quantity missing.
Because let's face it the universe itself is kind of perfect.
How it all works and one tiny bit off and it all would find a gruesome death one way or the other.
But here in our now the universe is running pretty smoothly. The amount of stability to craddle us here is pretty astonishing for a very long time. Yet here we are.
But now would also be more a summ and can only approach a full zero or one hundred.
Like with the example above were we can see that.
I believe that's where physics calls back to math. So far it's only been math telling physics what's 'real'. And now physics should maybe tell math: honey without time nothing is real. It's a moving universe, things approach theoretically a zero but because there is time it never is zero.
So suck it up and pipe down, it ain't real.
It just means we can't currently account for it but there is something we are missing. NOT only not know how it works. NOT even know it's there. There's no coincidence. There's no vacuum. We not only don't want to jump the hurdle, we can't see it.
Because of that quality math has that you can prove basically everything with it. Especially with a fancy constant that seems to explain stuff but is really just math-fiction. An average or estimate if you're lucky. Like #ing Lambda.
I mean yes, to me too it looks a lot like Einstein was the overall smartest cookie in all of our history. But Lambda is a cheap trick. And while I'm not confident enough to speak about more, I am confident there are more.
And why is that? Because maths allows us, actually pushes us a little towards accepting 0/0/0 as if ever anywhere in a vacuum in the universe could be such a thing.
That's like: my unicorn farted wolpertinger.
But we accept it and with it we give up a little sanity.
And that's the magic of wetware.
Never ever 0/0/0 naturally embeded in time, because they live, while our computers drift around detached in the imaginary realm of Dezember 29. 10:28 o'clock plus coordinates I don't know those. Totally made up.
Wetware is awesome, fascinating, promising and the scariest craziest thing out there.
Look it up it's a thing.

So sorry I rambled and forgot what I was doing...

I moved the answer here

a reply to: Peeple

In Zen it's best to draw a circle and stay out of it.

Those weren't quarks those were egg shells.

Just wanted to send an invitation for a short sign of life from all of you?
How are things?
And the not-things?

Miss all of you sometimes.
Hope you're well

a reply to: Peeple

My dearest Peeps,

I am not the greatest but that is OK!

I am still jobless and homeless and broke. But I’m not starving, and can drink coffee and beer!!

Got my study materials to get “new” accreditation in my job (the test is $200 US which is difficult to scrounge up when you have less than US$150 a week to live off of!

But, still the weirdo buying weird books, weird music, and “weird” (to most Mericans, food… what is wrong with zartan??)

Still fighting with the man, still being too smart for my own good, and, have a voucher for my cert test!!

No time for QM and other big questions!

Still hate Christmas…

Still here, snook’ems!!!



ETA: D’oh!!

How are the rest of ya’ll???

I forget simple human interactions sometimes…

I am off work, and low on funds. The lights are on, I've got food, and actually feel like I am enjoying the holiday vibe more than I have in a long time. That's relaxing.

I am really enjoying seeing all the decorations and lights being put up for this season.

Sending positive vibes to each of you!

a reply to: dffrntkndfnml

((((electronic hugs)))))

Vibes are good! I have been at peace being at such a low point in my life. It could always be worse so I have that going for me!

See?? A sense of humor even facing the abyss!

And reflecting those vibes out to all!!

We turn 10 years old today (after the Mayan Apocalypse) and we are still breathing! It was not the End then, why would it be now?? We have the Tweens to face before the surly teenage years yet to come!

Merry Solstice and Festivus for the rest of us!!

*Peace in your hearts*

-David

🎄

a reply to: dffrntkndfnml

& to: TEOTWAWKIAIFF

Hang in there guys, if I could I would totally help you.
I really thought about it, but I just can't.
The second that changes I will, I swear.

Don't be too proud to test every available local facility that offers support.
That's just smart.
Love you guys, stay strong, stay awesome.

Thank you, I have been having a tough time with finances but fortunately everything has worked out better that I could have imagined!

A good sense of non sense goes a long way to lightening stuff up! LOL

It's been a hectic time this holiday season. I know many are going through a hard time with the weather and the usual delays this time of the year; however I haven't seen anyone losing their cool or being rude around my neck of the woods, iirc. Every body appears cheerfull.

For me, life will always have it's ups and downs, I'm more comfortable with that than ever. I feel a sense of hope for the future, and am looking forward to better times for each of us.

Salud!
-Marco

a reply to: Peeple

Eh Princess, don't despair. It's often darkest before daybreak.

I don't think you realize the difference your help has made already!

I sincerely doubt I am alone in that sentiment, even the smallest kindness or thoughtful reply can be just what the doctor ordered! Keep shining Sister!

xoxoxo,
💜💚 💙 ,
Your Brother from another Mother

Any description of the world we give is simply the world we experience, which is to say a narrative we force onto whatever horror or void lies behind the scrim of our perceptions.
-The Great Glowing Coils of the Universe, Welcome to Nightvale, vol. 2, p. 130

Which I read, the first two times as “schism”!!

And that made me think of this song…



Which is a misread of the meta narrative that works better than the original!!

Let there be slack!!

Let’s show some love for our dear friend TechniXcality!

We love you brother! And wish you the best in your new travels than the issues you faced while here!

-Peace

PS - Thanks lostgirl for the post! We have had some interesting discussions here and he was down with the weirdness that this thread stirs up in our lives in the RW!!

And like Gortex, I am linked to my musical past!

Here is a song that I first heard under the influence of Ellis Dee….

The Cure - Just Like Heaven



Funny that I didn’t even feel anything until I went home and was surrounded by walls!

Seems we are all trying to break out of our boxes!!

Peace,

-Dave

a reply to: TEOTWAWKIAIFF

Since I am confessing….

My first experience with the Fun Guy, was smoking it with Mary Jane at my friends party. It was the end of the night and everyone was leaving and I sat down in front of the TV and watched this video….

Prince - Raspberry Beret



Welcome back to my 80’s!!!

a reply to: TEOTWAWKIAIFF

Aw shizz….

Just because….



I have been feeling the love!!!

And have to share…

a reply to: TEOTWAWKIAIFF

Ah helll, one more since I have hit the Mickey Mouse Hour…



Jimi rules!!!

a reply to: TEOTWAWKIAIFF

My inner DJ is coming out!!!

The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary (live)

Because I am too lazy to start a new thread…

Write up in quantamagazine Can Our Brains Be Taken Over? about the ant zombie fungus but with a nod to rabies and toxoplasma!

Since we range wide through the metaverse and try to find connections amongst various threads… well I had to share!!

They even have a paragraph on Magic mushrooms 🍄 !!!

One thing I found out about the grungy fungi is that it accumulates the psilocybin to thwart being consumed by animals! At least that’s what the scientists are saying! I prefer Mckenna’s idea of panspermia of mind among the stars. And some other poop generating species out there may be getting their minds blown eating the stuff!

Anyway, nice scientific explanation of mind not under your control!

-Toxoplasmosis Gandhi



PS - Write up on my solution to the Collatz Conjecture is complete. And my twin prime paper has been written for years. Working on the grand daddy of them all, the Reimann Hypothesis!!

Warning this post is sorta Mandellaish...
Look up this thing: "&" how did/do you spell it or think it was? Sorta doing a control on it... So basically I'm just gathering some data and don't wanna taint the water.

For fun's sake; "&" is considered the 27th letter of the alphabet.