It could be. One wonders — Posty McPostface
You do appear to avoid the 'shoutbox' which appears to be the place where the monsters like to roar at their roars. — Marcus de Brun
Hurrah, solipsism! — Posty McPostface
But your still dreaming, no? — Posty McPostface
Also, I think the whole notion of "lucid dreaming" is mistaken. Technically speaking, once you "wake up" then you're NOT dreaming. So, it doesn't make sense to describe this awakened stated as "lucid dreaming" because you've woken up and once that happens what you experience is your imagination at play. Not dreaming. — TheMadFool
Don't be scared of being scary. — unenlightened
I disagree. — Marcus de Brun
All I'm willing to give to the idea of "lucid dreaming" is it's somewhere between actual dreaming and day-dreaming and I feel it's much closer to the latter than to the former — TheMadFool
So I want to say very firmly and clearly that there is no escape from oneself, absolutely none. So this fear cannot act, except to run in circles trying to get away from itself like a dog running away from its tail. If that is seen very clearly and completely, it is the end of fear. — unenlightened
The assumption of a self the "you" here is problematic. Which form of thought or the infinite array of meta-thoughts are you referring to as 'a' pure self? — Marcus de Brun
I don't see how having meta-thoughts lead to the self multiplying. Two mirrors parallel to each other have infinite images but there are still only two mirrors. — TheMadFool
It's interesting though to think the self can multiply like you suggest. Imagine what that would mean! — TheMadFool
I did dream research many years ago and became an expert in collective human symbolism, so I could analyze my dreams. — wellwisher
One of my 'selfs' is typing my response to you, another is smiling at how smart I think I am, whilst another is telling me that only foolish people think they are really smart.
Which one do you prefer... I love them all ad-infinitum. — Marcus de Brun
You don't believe that do you? — Posty McPostface
Doesn't the necessitate the problem of agency? After all this is "you" speaking. — Posty McPostface
These words are not "me" speaking. — Marcus de Brun
and I may be lying so the entire communication might well not be in the least way reflective of my thought. — Marcus de Brun
They (poor words) do not reflect my thought entirely and indeed are only an archaic evolutionary mechanism towards my biological function, like the yelping of a dog or the singing of a bird. — Marcus de Brun
The issue at hand returns to Schopenhauer's notion of the origin of Will. — Marcus de Brun
So basically a power trip then. — StreetlightX
These words are not "me" speaking. — Marcus de Brun
This is confusing. I think I'm speaking with someone called Marcus de Brun, am I not mistaken in your identity — Posty McPostface
Well, then you might be lying but some part of you knows what the truth is. So, even if your lying or bullshitting (a Frankfurtian term), then at least you still have some narrative or the truth hidden in deceit or lies as guiding the conversation. — Posty McPostface
They (poor words) do not reflect my thought entirely and indeed are only an archaic evolutionary mechanism towards my biological function, like the yelping of a dog or the singing of a bird. — Marcus de Brun
That could be true but how could I know otherwise? — Posty McPostface
The issue at hand returns to Schopenhauer's notion of the origin of Will. — Marcus de Brun
So, then where does the will originate from? Educate me as I'm not that well read in Schopenhauers philosophy, although I should be. — Posty McPostface
That is my name.. but obviously not the totality of my identity which encompasses the totality of my thought. — Marcus de Brun
Not necessarily, as I might be 'lying to myself' believing what I desire to believe rather than a more painful truth that I do not 'know that I know' (a Donald Rumsfelt phrase). — Marcus de Brun
The I and the self are dependent upon what consciousness 'decides' to make of the deeper Will. — Marcus de Brun
They (poor words) do not reflect my thought entirely and indeed are only an archaic evolutionary mechanism towards my biological function, like the yelping of a dog or the singing of a bird. — Marcus de Brun
That could be true but how could I know otherwise?
— Posty McPostface
I don't understand the question. — Marcus de Brun
I would not be so presumptive as to think I can educate anyone other than myself. Even my kids are relatively oblivious to my influence. — Marcus de Brun
I will review my Schopenhauer and return with the appropriate reference. — Marcus de Brun
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