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   by language 10y ago

   I think the metaphor I would point to here is "whirlpools in a river." Movements of movements of movements ... ad infinitum. Another interesting way of articulating this might be: "The universe splits itself into two parts -
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   by language 10y ago

   Also note that the situation doesn't seem like it can really be framed in terms of the usual: "an observer is investigating something which is distinct from herself." In this situation there is not a hard distinction between
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   by language 11y ago

   In case it isn't clear to anyone: the beginning of this article is basically a description of Terence's experiences in the Colombian Amazonas, described with more detail in a book of his called "True Hallucinations." The
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   by language 11y ago

   With regard to "vestigial monotheism": I think what you're describing is just a property of discourses in general, in that they're all built around bodies of knowledge which have fixed points [assumptions/truths&#x2
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   by language 11y ago

   >"We should think about all the variables an outsider might bring to our attention, and then about how to embed that outsider perspective as an integral part of our organizational culture." >How many times has this question
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   by language 11y ago

   >Any such question and any possible answer are still pheonomena that arise inside consciousness. This is an important point, but I don't think the best course of action is to mark consciousness as something that lies outside the sco