Dreaming
Getting control30 total reviews
Comment from Mustang Patty
thank you for sharing this piece about your thoughts of creation and the purpose of life on Mother Earth. Though I do not agree with the opinion put forth because I do believe in a greater power that started all things in motion, I feel the piece is well written,
~patty~
reply by the author on 30-May-2017
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thank you for sharing this piece about your thoughts of creation and the purpose of life on Mother Earth. Though I do not agree with the opinion put forth because I do believe in a greater power that started all things in motion, I feel the piece is well written,
~patty~
Comment Written 30-May-2017
reply by the author on 30-May-2017
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Thank you...John
Comment from JDRBAR
From a writing standpoint, this is well written. I find no nits or errors in grammar. However, your scientific approach to human understanding omits an important factor. Until, or if, science can isolate the components that create thought and reason, then one can not claim total connectivity with the universe. Nothing can be created from nothing, yet thought exists. Can this paradox fit within your theory?
Your article is very thought provoking, but not scientifically sound.
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From a writing standpoint, this is well written. I find no nits or errors in grammar. However, your scientific approach to human understanding omits an important factor. Until, or if, science can isolate the components that create thought and reason, then one can not claim total connectivity with the universe. Nothing can be created from nothing, yet thought exists. Can this paradox fit within your theory?
Your article is very thought provoking, but not scientifically sound.
Comment Written 30-May-2017
reply by the author on 30-May-2017
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The body is only a faulty and very limited vehicle that we use for a while. We are like a drop of rain in the ocean. Ego is blind to the fact that it originated in the ocean of universal thought. Thanks for the review...John
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And how did universal thought originate? No matter how you look at it, there has to be a Divine Creator at the core of all that mere humans are incapable of understanding. God Bless
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And from where does universal thought originate. No matter how you look at it, the only explanation is a Divine Creator. God Bless.
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Our puny ego lives in what you call Divine Creator and needs to step aside
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
A very interesting and informative write and study of the human brain and our reactions compared to machines, I don't think we fair well in certain areas, and machines probably have more heart! I learned from your write and found it very interesting, love Dolly x
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A very interesting and informative write and study of the human brain and our reactions compared to machines, I don't think we fair well in certain areas, and machines probably have more heart! I learned from your write and found it very interesting, love Dolly x
Comment Written 30-May-2017
reply by the author on 30-May-2017
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Thank you...John
Comment from WalkerMan
This is an excellent essay on the nature of the universe and how we perceive our place in it, and that is the entire basis of the star rating given.
I agree with your views of Tesla (whom I have studied for decades), how the brain receives and utilizes information, the three elements of consciousness (especially the importance of understanding), and our place in creating our universe (for better or worse).
However, I disagree about the nature and value of individuals, whether animal, insect, even plant, and especially human (with whales, dolphins, elephants, great apes, and many canines and felines not all that far behind). We are not hive critters, like ants, termites, and bees, though those all serve a purpose in the "grand scheme" of things. The difference is personality, and even plants are now known to have that as indicated by their visible response to certain stimuli. Individuality and diversity are the source of creativity as well as evolutionary development to enable survival counter to new threats continually arising in the environment.
The ego's natural tendency toward self preservation is not a negative; neither is its aspiration for betterment, else there would be neither progress nor survival, ever. Selfishness, as you rightly point out, though, IS a problem.
The answer is not communism, with or without a ruler, as many such experiments over time have proven disastrous for survival. Workers that are all nearly robots performing tasks (however cooperative) cannot understand a general threat, nor with sufficient speed devise an effective countermeasure, and even their leader (if any) likely will not singly have the wit to do so in all cases. Thus, any such society, while briefly seeming utopian, must sooner rather than later fail catastrophically.
The real answer is recognizing that there are exactly two categories of sentient beings -- those that solely serve self, and those that serve others first but still preserve self if possible in order to survive to continue serving others. There is good reason why airline passengers flying with children are told to put on their own oxygen masks before helping their kids if cabin pressure is lost, lest the parents pass out and then cannot aid their children. That behavior thus is not selfish.
The problem in this world is neither leaders nor individuality, but the relatively few insatiably selfish, greedy, power-lusting, and heartlessly murderous -- even genocidal -- self-appointed "elites" behind the scenes controlling governments through interlocking international conglomerates -- Big Pharma, Big Agra, Big Medicine, Big Energy, Big Military Manufacturing, Big Newscasting (now mostly news faking), and, at the top, Big Centralized Banking, plus the hordes of on-the-take politicians, lobbyists, and chaosmongers (like George Soros and his son) who profit from the trouble they cause by such measures as paying thugs to disrupt otherwise peaceful events. Get rid of THEM, and the cooperative, spiritual rather than religious, world of harmony you envision would be a lot closer to practical (not theoretical) reality. Otherwise your hope truly is and never will be more than a fantasy dream.
You are a smart man and good writer. Please consider this practical variant (NOT total rejection) of your thesis. After all, you had to be a creative individual, not a mindless follower, to devise it in the first place for us to contemplate.
reply by the author on 30-May-2017
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This is an excellent essay on the nature of the universe and how we perceive our place in it, and that is the entire basis of the star rating given.
I agree with your views of Tesla (whom I have studied for decades), how the brain receives and utilizes information, the three elements of consciousness (especially the importance of understanding), and our place in creating our universe (for better or worse).
However, I disagree about the nature and value of individuals, whether animal, insect, even plant, and especially human (with whales, dolphins, elephants, great apes, and many canines and felines not all that far behind). We are not hive critters, like ants, termites, and bees, though those all serve a purpose in the "grand scheme" of things. The difference is personality, and even plants are now known to have that as indicated by their visible response to certain stimuli. Individuality and diversity are the source of creativity as well as evolutionary development to enable survival counter to new threats continually arising in the environment.
The ego's natural tendency toward self preservation is not a negative; neither is its aspiration for betterment, else there would be neither progress nor survival, ever. Selfishness, as you rightly point out, though, IS a problem.
The answer is not communism, with or without a ruler, as many such experiments over time have proven disastrous for survival. Workers that are all nearly robots performing tasks (however cooperative) cannot understand a general threat, nor with sufficient speed devise an effective countermeasure, and even their leader (if any) likely will not singly have the wit to do so in all cases. Thus, any such society, while briefly seeming utopian, must sooner rather than later fail catastrophically.
The real answer is recognizing that there are exactly two categories of sentient beings -- those that solely serve self, and those that serve others first but still preserve self if possible in order to survive to continue serving others. There is good reason why airline passengers flying with children are told to put on their own oxygen masks before helping their kids if cabin pressure is lost, lest the parents pass out and then cannot aid their children. That behavior thus is not selfish.
The problem in this world is neither leaders nor individuality, but the relatively few insatiably selfish, greedy, power-lusting, and heartlessly murderous -- even genocidal -- self-appointed "elites" behind the scenes controlling governments through interlocking international conglomerates -- Big Pharma, Big Agra, Big Medicine, Big Energy, Big Military Manufacturing, Big Newscasting (now mostly news faking), and, at the top, Big Centralized Banking, plus the hordes of on-the-take politicians, lobbyists, and chaosmongers (like George Soros and his son) who profit from the trouble they cause by such measures as paying thugs to disrupt otherwise peaceful events. Get rid of THEM, and the cooperative, spiritual rather than religious, world of harmony you envision would be a lot closer to practical (not theoretical) reality. Otherwise your hope truly is and never will be more than a fantasy dream.
You are a smart man and good writer. Please consider this practical variant (NOT total rejection) of your thesis. After all, you had to be a creative individual, not a mindless follower, to devise it in the first place for us to contemplate.
Comment Written 30-May-2017
reply by the author on 30-May-2017
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Your observations are accurate. I am writing a How To book to rid us of the oligarchs. Thanks...John
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You are welcome, John. That definitely must be the first step, as otherwise all other actions will be thwarted by them. -- Mike
Comment from Thomas Bowling
tesla believed in the power of numbers. Particularly 3, 6, and 9.
Tesla would sometimes walk around the block three times before entering a building. After finishing a meal, he would clean his plates with 18 napkins, and would only live in a hotel room that was labeled with a number that was divisible by 3.
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tesla believed in the power of numbers. Particularly 3, 6, and 9.
Tesla would sometimes walk around the block three times before entering a building. After finishing a meal, he would clean his plates with 18 napkins, and would only live in a hotel room that was labeled with a number that was divisible by 3.
Comment Written 29-May-2017
reply by the author on 30-May-2017
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Thank you...John
Comment from Leena
What a cognizant and thought provoking write up! And the quotes you have incorporated fit in perfectly well. So does the picture chosen. Enjoyed reading very much. Best wishes.
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What a cognizant and thought provoking write up! And the quotes you have incorporated fit in perfectly well. So does the picture chosen. Enjoyed reading very much. Best wishes.
Comment Written 29-May-2017
reply by the author on 30-May-2017
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Thank you...John
Comment from Cindy Warren
Didn't Tesla claim to be in contact with aliens? I heard he lost out on a Nobel Prize because of some of his more unusual theories. No doubt he was a genius, and most likely had some of it right. And didn't he say the future belonged to him?
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Didn't Tesla claim to be in contact with aliens? I heard he lost out on a Nobel Prize because of some of his more unusual theories. No doubt he was a genius, and most likely had some of it right. And didn't he say the future belonged to him?
Comment Written 29-May-2017
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His future has indeed become our present. Quite the gift...Thanks, John.
Comment from Sis Cat
You are the most essay writer on FanStory as you contemplate deep though and analysis of the universe and our connections with it and with each other. This phrase jumped out and seized my imagination: We are radio receivers of the universe we envision.
This resonated with me like a vibration. Here is another fine phrase that caused me to think:
Anyone who thinks they are "special" or "different" doesn't understand we are all meant to blend in and participate in creating a harmonic life for all.
You boil everything down to the last element--understanding:
The last element of consciousness -understanding, is what we all need to work on to see the totality of being.
Understanding is what we need. Everything we experience is based upon broadcasting thought and receiving the echo of those thoughts. We are always looking in a mirror. Our universe is what we think. We are not mere animals, we are creators.
This is a well thought out, profound essay that gives me cause to think to seek understanding.
Thank you for sharing.
reply by the author on 30-May-2017
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You are the most essay writer on FanStory as you contemplate deep though and analysis of the universe and our connections with it and with each other. This phrase jumped out and seized my imagination: We are radio receivers of the universe we envision.
This resonated with me like a vibration. Here is another fine phrase that caused me to think:
Anyone who thinks they are "special" or "different" doesn't understand we are all meant to blend in and participate in creating a harmonic life for all.
You boil everything down to the last element--understanding:
The last element of consciousness -understanding, is what we all need to work on to see the totality of being.
Understanding is what we need. Everything we experience is based upon broadcasting thought and receiving the echo of those thoughts. We are always looking in a mirror. Our universe is what we think. We are not mere animals, we are creators.
This is a well thought out, profound essay that gives me cause to think to seek understanding.
Thank you for sharing.
Comment Written 29-May-2017
reply by the author on 30-May-2017
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Thanks much for the review and kind words...John
Comment from c_lucas
Man is known for not using his total brain power. This is very well written with a smooth flow of words, making for a very good read. You present a very good argument.
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Man is known for not using his total brain power. This is very well written with a smooth flow of words, making for a very good read. You present a very good argument.
Comment Written 29-May-2017
reply by the author on 30-May-2017
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Thank you...John
Comment from Phyllis Stewart
Some good insights here.
We are radio receivers of the universe we envision.
I like that.
And I like your take on the corpus callosum. A lot of what you say I know and agree with. Just one thing bugs me. You are simply wrong when you say competition is a human ego trait. All mammals compete among themselves. It's a law of nature, a law of life, and it's obvious why that's true.
As for corporations existing and making no profit, assuming people would work at all sorts of jobs so they and others can have cars and food and so on, it's a pipe dream. Do you know the story of early Pilgrims and their leader's idea that all would share in all crops grown? Many starved. When the leader (forget his name) saw the problem, he let each family keep what it produced, and there was an abundance of food. That's empirical evidence that can discussed in terms of the needs of animals in general and how they must behave, according to the laws of nature. You can't overrule those laws with manmade laws.
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Some good insights here.
We are radio receivers of the universe we envision.
I like that.
And I like your take on the corpus callosum. A lot of what you say I know and agree with. Just one thing bugs me. You are simply wrong when you say competition is a human ego trait. All mammals compete among themselves. It's a law of nature, a law of life, and it's obvious why that's true.
As for corporations existing and making no profit, assuming people would work at all sorts of jobs so they and others can have cars and food and so on, it's a pipe dream. Do you know the story of early Pilgrims and their leader's idea that all would share in all crops grown? Many starved. When the leader (forget his name) saw the problem, he let each family keep what it produced, and there was an abundance of food. That's empirical evidence that can discussed in terms of the needs of animals in general and how they must behave, according to the laws of nature. You can't overrule those laws with manmade laws.
This rating does not count towards story rating or author rank.
The highest and the lowest rating are not included in calculations.
Comment Written 29-May-2017
reply by the author on 30-May-2017
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Thank you...John