Notes from the bus - 2a

Foot Mann wrote:The Chicken may have his head in the Sand, but in his mind he is playing a Baby Grand. For the Chicken can press the keys in an Order, that for some it will seem like an open Border. The Chicken may not disclose much at all, but he is the Discloser and he is having a Ball.

GSB wrote:Dan: Of course, the many worlds folks love to argue against the small world.  The chick avoids that particular conceptual trap.  I’ll leave it to Gary and Mad Max.  

Other worlds = other times (D. Deutsch) but the FUN-da-MENTAL question should be, "Why do I (we) find myself (ourselves) in this particular small world and not another?"  (given the vast set of times and places and perceptions of the same).

An extension of the above would add, "And if the world branches (as in quantum many worlds) why does my consciousness perceive a self in this particular branch and not the other?"

Since the true nature of the experience of consciousness remains a mystery (more so if one accepts anecdotal evidence for perceptions that defy local physical laws) we are free to speculate on alternative models where aspects of consciousness partake in the world branch selection process (see Michael Mensky https://arxiv.org/abs/1407.2627). Note that this adhoc elevation of the role of consciousness might be viewed as a natural selection at the mental level towards a best possible small (in the context of the many worlds) world.

Perhaps the more painful thought is not that we are witness to the end times, but that we are just on the business end of history’s business-as-usual — that we are in no way special.

In the original Greek, the word apocalypse means simply a revelation, an uncovering. And so there is one sense in which these days are truly, literally, apocalyptic. The world itself is being revealed with a startling and surreal clarity.

Much of what is being revealed is ugly: the rot of inequality in the bones of our societies, the lethal inefficiency of free-market capitalism, the bewildering cruelty and stupidity of many of the people in positions of apparent leadership. But there are beautiful things, too, being revealed with great clarity and force. Of these, the one that gives me the most hope in this sad and frightening time is that despite the damage done by the presiding ideology of individualism, there remains a determination to act out of a sense of shared purpose.

dan wrote:smelly,

The circumstances are stacked against us........?

Opinion
This Is Not the End of the World and You Are Not a Prepper
The prepper vision of the world is bleak and ruthless. Something better is happening now.

By Mark O’Connell
Mr. O’Connell is the author of the forthcoming “Notes From an Apocalypse.”
March 21, 2020

“Seriously, gogo, the world is not going to end.”

True, but...... this is the beginning of the end of the illusion of history.  This is where the private sphere begins to retake the public sphere.  This is the beginning of our final participation.  



(cont........)

Foot Mann wrote:President Trump stood tough against China for unfair trade and finance practices, and China responded with a bold attack on the West unleashing yet another virus to destabilize our economy.  Chickens and Pansies are sticking their heads in the sand, but a few brave patriots are standing tough and preparing an appropriate response.

Are you having fun yet?

I hadn't quite thought of it that way, Princess....... but if you insist..... I'll try harder.  

dan wrote:So far, the virus seems mainly to have reinforced the status of our existing scientific and economic paradigms.  

This is entirely understandable...... certainly as our initial reaction.  

That a pandemic might bring us to question our collective future....... as simply an indefinite continuation of our material and quantitative achievements, is still only a vague possibility.  

One could hope that a global pandemic might, at least, forestall a global armed conflict, but even that hope does not seem to match an increase in tensions on the ground.  



(cont........)

hobbit wrote:

There is no virus, there is a consequence of an increased electric field radiation , this is all created, shut off the 5g and it will all stop, a virus is the cells reaction to been poisoned, it is not passed from one to another, stop buying the lies, I thought You were intelligent.

hobbit

jofo wrote:

hobbit wrote:

There is no virus, there is a consequence of an increased electric field radiation , this is all created, shut off the 5g and it will all stop, a virus is the cells reaction to been poisoned, it is not passed from one to another, stop buying the lies, I thought You were intelligent.

hobbit

there has been only a very limited deployment of 5G in Italy, in five cities at small scale as of Jan 1, 2020.  try again...

You wanted a problem, now find a solution.

Thank you, Princess!