During the day I can see 3 astronomical bodies. The sun, the earth (everything immediately around me), and the moon. Like I observed today. In classical philosophy, there were only 3 such things required for "true" vision. The light, (sun), me (earth? not quite ..) and the object seen, the moon? Well I am not exactly earth so how many things am I seeing? Does that place me in the dimension of time? I know, that doesn't make any sense to me either. What is time? Mine, yours, ours? Time has to exist or I would have not been able to write this, because it takes time for me to do it. Does this mean I exist in the "4th dimension?"
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Sorry, Dude, you exist in the instant of the present moment. Past and future do not exist; they are just cerebral cortical images iterated (usually at about 8-12 Hz) in the present moment.
If you had it together enough for your brain to record the previous sequence of events in the then present moment, maybe you can reiterate that sequence in your brain in the present moment and extrapolate it enough to predict what you may crash into next. And hopefully stay out of trouble.
Seriously, best wishes
If you had it together enough for your brain to record the previous sequence of events in the then present moment, maybe you can reiterate that sequence in your brain in the present moment and extrapolate it enough to predict what you may crash into next. And hopefully stay out of trouble.
Seriously, best wishes
See, that's the difference. I think of myself as an observer, you think of yourself as an actor. Whatever the stage is, even if there is a stage ... I'd rather be watching the game than playing it.
QUOTE (Meem+Jul 12 2009, 05:35 AM)
See, that's the difference. I think of myself as an observer, you think of yourself as an actor.
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
.........
William Shakespeare
As You Like It
Act II
Scene VII
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
.........
William Shakespeare
As You Like It
Act II
Scene VII
QUOTE (Meem+Jul 12 2009, 03:31 AM)
During the day I can see 3 astronomical bodies. The sun, the earth (everything immediately around me), and the moon. Like I observed today.
Sometimes Venus, rarely Mercury, various satellites, and historically comets, meteors, and supernovae. Using instruments we can improve our sight and observe planets, moons, stars and other things even during the day. A person whose vision was deficient might not be able to perceive even the moon, and in the worst case the sun and earth would not be seen. So it hardly seems you are on the track of some universal truth here.
QUOTE (Meem+Jul 12 2009, 03:31 AM)
In classical philosophy, there were only 3 such things required for "true" vision.
Citation and explanation required.
QUOTE (Meem+Jul 12 2009, 03:31 AM)
The light, (sun), me (earth? not quite ..) and the object seen, the moon? Well I am not exactly earth so how many things am I seeing? Does that place me in the dimension of time? I know, that doesn't make any sense to me either. What is time? Mine, yours, ours? Time has to exist or I would have not been able to write this, because it takes time for me to do it. Does this mean I exist in the "4th dimension?"
This post would seem to be not-fact-based and a waste of time.
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