tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post114666731298246633..comments2024-03-28T19:14:33.619-07:00Comments on The Splintered Mind: Is Conscious Experience Rich or Thin? And How Does One Find Out?Eric Schwitzgebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541402189204286449noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26951738.post-85920318438010261332016-11-30T21:27:16.555-08:002016-11-30T21:27:16.555-08:00ES,
Perhaps this is rather abstract, but consider ...ES,<br />Perhaps this is rather abstract, but consider this: If someone has athlete's foot, or a similar fungal foot infection that causes isolated instances of discomfort/pain, regardless of whether or not the person is consciously experiencing/aware of the fungal infection, it is still present the entire time. <br />I think that from this conjecture we can further extrapolate that regardless of whether or not someone is consciously aware of the sensation of their foot, the sensation is always there, we do not merely 'think it into existence' and along the same lines, we do not 'think into existence' the refrigerator light, off or on, it is always there. The observation is merely the manner in which more light is drawn on the subject, i.e. the subconscious bringing the phenomenon into the conscious mind for further analysis; a phenomenon, conscious of it or not, is always there. <br />Reminds me of the old adage, "if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" Observer or no observer, I am inclined to say that it still produces vibrational energy (joules)(and possibly with greater cosmic impact!-- in reference to your most recent post). <br />Thanks again for this forum, so far it is a great backboard for my own philosophic explorations.<br />-JRJRnoreply@blogger.com