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Is Consciousness Nothing But a Word? ~~ NEWEST Discussion Idea for IONS Community Groups

Bob Johnston | 04.22.09 | 07:43 AM |
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English-speaking philosophers and psychologists have been trying to understand consciousness at least since John Locke introduced the word into the English language in the 17th century. "But," says psychology professor Henry D. Schlinger in this article, "despite the best efforts of those who've thrown their hats into the ring, we haven't made much progress. Obviously, a different approach is needed." What are your community group's feelings-thoughts-intuitions?

Discussion questions used by our IONS Community Group in Amherst, MA may be accessed at http://www.shiftinaction.com/node/3444

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Submitted by George Wade on May 31, 2009 - 6:10am.

I loaded several presentations on topics like consciousness and quantum holography onto my primitive Net Walkman. The impression that I got was that in the Noetic Science Institute consciousness is thought of as one of the basic building blocks of the cosmos. Each atom, perhaps each particle, communicates with other particles and become entangled with each other.

Trying to understand something so basic is like trying to understand existence, light or darkness. In this case it would be just as interesting to ask if words mean anything. Once I start making notes on Edgar Mitchell's lectures I'll be able to make a more coherent comment.

George
2009 BC

Submitted by Bob Johnston on June 1, 2009 - 6:48am.

. . . for your comments and penetrating questions. My own hypothesis is that words mean only what the communicator and beholder assume they mean and therein lies the potential for misunderstanding and discord. I have written at some length about this subject in my SIA blog "Challenges in Integral Noetic Communications" http://www.shiftinaction.com/node/6547 so won't try to repeat it all here.

Yours in conscious Oneness with our probably common, infinite, intercommunicating Source Consciousness; empathy; integral health; probabilistic scientific-intuition-based evidence; evolving new options; and joy!

Bob

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