Qualia holds matter together. All of the gifts of the ecosystem are qualiadelic. When things fall apart we look for gifts — for qualia — and the ecosystem provides them. The broken mirror of our senses is new again.

Determining whether the landmarks we notice are leading us toward matter or qualia is an important consideration. For instance, hunger and coldness are landmarks in the body, and they lead us down pathways, to food and shelter. Both food and shelter are basic, material needs, but how much is enough?Continue Reading

Think of the mountain goat. His landmarks and pathways are set out before him in the landscape. He has but to notice, and to react. The salt-lick in the valley below calls to him. He has choices of lesser or greater significance: where to put his feet; whether to restContinue Reading