Qualia and Consumer Landscapes
Addictive internet landscapes — video, games, pornography, e-stores, social media, etc. — affect our perception of color, music, relationships, and everything. It seems ludicrous to let someone else, some unknown person (with, no doubt, greedy motives), choose the qualia we see. Imagine a child who begins to buy stuff onContinue Reading
One, Two, Three, Infinity
Consciousness is created by the landscape, whether the landscape is within or without. That is One. As we evolve through landscapes of the senses, and then cognition, we ritual with the landscape, transforming it. New landscapes supercede the old; that is Two. Old landscapes remains in the background, like wallpaper;Continue Reading
The Power of Ecosystems When Things Are Falling Apart
Throughout evolution, qualia has come to animals, plants, and all beings, from the outside. Qualia has been the gift of ecosystem — the colors, sounds, smells, tastes and textures — which leads us to the matter we need for survival. We might say (and we shall) that consciousness was impressedContinue Reading