Theos-Talk Archives (May 2004 Message tt00232)

> From: "prmoliveira" <prmoliveira@yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Theos-World Re: curiosity
> Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 01:20:31 -0000
>
> --- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, leonmaurer@a... wrote:
>
>
> > The "essential oneness of all existence," like the equivalence of
> matter and
> > energy, might be eventually proven as a scientific fact based on
> fundamental
> > laws of nature inherent in space itself.
>
> That which is "unthinkable and unspeakable" (to mention the quote of
> the Mandukya Upanishad in the first fundamental proposition in the
> Proem of the SD) cannot be "proven as a scientific fact" as long as
> Aristotelian categories and logic dominate science's view of itself
> and of its method of understanding and exploring reality.
>
> Perhaps only a mind which is completely free from category-induced
> thinking can glimpse that Reality.
Completely free? Why set the bar so high, Pedro, why paint yourself into a 
corner, for just a glimpse? ;-). Is Infinity so harsh a taskmistress? How 
about 'mostly free'? Or 'very free' with good intentions? Leave a little 
wiggle-room for your own humanity?
Then, perhaps with complete immersion in Reality would come later, 
relatively complete freedom from categorical thinking?

> Such a mind probably would have
> no desire to prove anything for 'proofs' exist only at the level of
> discourse and categorisation.
Got that right, eh. The only thing left to prove for such a mind is "which 
is better, Italian cooking or Chinese". This, truly is the imponderable 
mystery.

> Pedro
regards-

Ali

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