Ecosystems are really not such a new concept. Montaigne, in the 1500s, writes how “students of natural law hold that the birth, nourishment, and growth of each thing is the alteration and corruption of another.” And to add authority to his point, he quotes the Roman philosopher, Lucretius: Whenever anythingContinue Reading
So here is a short essay published in Aeon by a lady who appreciates the Little Dopamine, Qualiadelic experiences in her life (my lingo, not hers). https://aeon.co/essays/flat-places-are-the-ground-that-my-mind-is-built-upon She attributes her insight to traumatic events, but that should dissuade any of us – the addictive, Big Dopamine, human landscape leaves aContinue Reading
On the surface, everything in the world seems to be made of qualia – for that is what our senses perceive. However, it is our mind – our interpretation of what our senses perceive – that shows us how qualia really gives form to all matter. It is our imaginationContinue Reading