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Also, random numbers generating computers are reported to become less random when large numbers of people are using them.

The observer effect is a longstanding quantum theory, based on seeing a pattern of quanta (discrete packets or globs of energy? Not sure if a quanta is objective or theoretical only. Photons are objective, as far as I know) acting like particles instead of waves when observed by humans or by...

Someone in another thread said it was a wonder why they turned out so philosophical and spiritual, considering the practical environment they were raised in. Same applies to me. A farm boy turned all philosophical and poetic. As it turned out, I was the dot on one side of the yin/yang figure. It...

Very good example of what I’m trying to get at. But the unrealized hope doesn’t make the creative mind give up, he or she immediately approaches it from new angles and/or new ideas. In a way, persistent creativity is a self-fulfilling prophecy. And somewhat akin to love. Love nurtures positive...

But you are talking about the realm of classical objects where entropy eventually rules if surface reality is left to its own devices. This is what Ken Wilber called a “flat land” view of reality consisting of objectively discernible qualities. What if reality has deep aspects that allow for...

Interesting emphasis on demons. I definitely believe in complexes, and don’t rule out that they can extend beyond an individual, as globs of subtle energy. But you must have experienced intense energy of some sort. I have had several (not a lot, but several) intense energy experiences that fit...

Not far from what I believe, but I assume and experience a deep zone from which being unfolds, flows, unpacks. Is this an actual physical depth or a subjective depth only? I tend to think it is an actual physical depth. At least that is a meaningful myth for me that helps me navigate past mere...

Without deep spirituality and wisdom (also derived from growing spiritually) the creativity God baked into us certainly can cause major problems. But then again, at its best, such creativity and innovation can glorify God because ultimately it is by God through us. The notion that we are in...

I emailed the below message to my church’s pastor regarding his sermon’s emphasis on the vision of the Magi as they sought the Christ child. Although I don’t think he actually used the word “vision.” : Your sermon was actually more about “vision”, which (during my philosophizing on an...

A creative mind is not hopeful, it is busy looking for improvement—too busy to be hopeless, but also too busy to be full of hope. Hope is a byproduct of creative thought and creative living. Perhaps a creative mind is the key to what psychology theorist Erickson (or was it Maslow?) called “self...

Tony, Upon reading your comment about the book of Hebrews, most of the content was about VISION instead of hope per se. When we get a good idea in our minds, its potential is exciting and gives hope, but the hope is secondary to the power of the idea. We have the saying that “Where there’s a...

“Vision” may be the important bridge between faith and hope?

By “dynamic” I mean able to “move” mentally and spiritually to a deeper part of reality where potential rests, waiting to be actualized. Accessing and applying that potential seems to be much of what faith is. Those who sense positive potential persist faithfully.

Yes, foot protection a valuable tool also!

But that mental ability, akin to creativity, may be a lot of what faith is. “Vision” keeps us on the trail of effective and meaningful living. Acceptance also seems part of the faith pie chart. One can accept the negative surface outcomes because he or she sees the potential. To me, potential...

I can relate to being more philosophical than the surrounding culture. Not a lot of philosophy and art in the farm community where I was raised. The emphasis was on getting the crops in so we could survive. Not at all gibberish

Epistemological philosopher Ken Wilber, admonishes NOT to conflate physical depth with psychologically “deep” thoughts and states. But if the conflation happens to work in terms of helping increase useful faith, why not “go there?” Perhaps God gave us some low hanging fruit to work with and...

Based on the way physical things act, according to quantum scientists and theorists, at the subatomic level, it appears that physically deep reality is much more convergent, overlapping, interconnected, etc.than on the surface where we and other “classical objects” dwell and make mental pictures...

When my wife did her first (and only!) backpacking trail with my two sons and me out west, it became very clear how important it was to manage her expectations. Hope of finishing any time soon would have crushed her once she saw the reality of how far we still had to go. But a...

Good. Use faith to make it a nice day. Even if a bad day on the outside, use what God put (or just what naturally is, but we call it “God”) DEEP inside you to make lemonade out of its lemons.