The Infinitude of Shared Qualia
Qualiadelic relationships occur across the planet, between and within all species. Wonderful consequences follow from this. For instance, many different species of plants and animals inhabit a tree, coexisting by virtue of the qualia they share. There is so much qualia to go around that most different species don’t evenContinue Reading
Bertrand Russell’s Problem Solved
All landscapes have an inner and outer aspect to them. Part of the landscape is inside of us – in the mind – and the other part is outside of us – noticed by the senses. So where does that inner and outer qualia come from? God? Maybe. Maybe not.Continue Reading
Eco-Paradigm
The language of one paradigm may not be easily or truthfully translatable into another, as the landmarks and pathways of one landscape fail to guide us through another. It is dangerous to move across paradigms, as it is dangerous to move into new landscapes. Over the dance of time, however,Continue Reading
Consciousness Imposed
Before our ancestors began to pay attention to the qualia of mind, they were not all that different from other animals and plants, which merely react to the qualia around them. Plants react to light, acid-base balances in the soil, water, and other qualia in their landscapes; animals react toContinue Reading
A Time “Before the Fall” When People Knew “the Way.”
Animals have a “participation mystique” with the natural landscape: it speaks to them. It reveals the qualia they need, when they need it, in order to survive. People have a mystical participation of their own, with the human landscape. If we follow the landmarks and pathways of tradition, we willContinue Reading