One of the central issues in science today is the search for a comprehensive explanation for the subjective experience of consciousness, and what role “non-physical components” might play in coming to terms with the precise nature of consciousness. A good place to begin is with our own very human emotions. In spite of having a … Continue reading Absence of Evidence is Not Evidence of Absence
A Wistful Winter Morning
As I press my hand to the brass knob Level with my blurred line of sight, Releasing the bolt which holds the door firmly closed, Streaks of brilliant light flood the foyer Through the beveled prisms Of my uncertainty. A mechanical clack announces the release Of the lock as I step tentatively backward, To allow … Continue reading A Wistful Winter Morning
Welcome!
According to most specialists in cognitive studies, there is a stream of consciousness within each of us that never ceases, regardless of whether we are awake or asleep. Exactly what is responsible for our experience of consciousness and a comprehensive explanation of its functioning are still subjects of considerable speculation and study. Assuming that we … Continue reading Welcome!
Experience and The Self
“Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than material force, that thoughts rule the world.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson Although Woolf knew that experience is made out of a "shower of innumerable atoms," she believed that the elusive self bound those atoms into a whole. It took the "shivering fragments" of sensation … Continue reading Experience and The Self
First Month Review – Getting There Slowly
Getting There Slowly With only a handful of opportunities so far to spend time here developing the site, I have made some progress in fine tuning my original ideas, and making choices with regard to the content. I would like to concentrate on providing at least a foundation of basic information on … Continue reading First Month Review – Getting There Slowly
First Blog Entry
First Blog Entry - Live Spaces Thoughts of my very humble beginnings in the world of computers now give me a bit of a giggle when I realize how far we've come in just the past thirty years. The first time I ever laid eyes on a real computer was in 1973, as a young soldier … Continue reading First Blog Entry
