Comments by "" (@HigherPlanes) on "Lex Clips" channel.

  1.  @noahneon  what do you mean?
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  2. ​ @noahneon Right, but being able to distinguish between objective and subjective is the difficult part, although proving that it's subjective might require less validation.
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  3. It's not crazy it makes complete sense. I've read dozens of books on consciousness including some ancient scriptures, and I think Vedanta, based on Hinduism makes the most sense. They say experience requires an experiencer, but if you want to get an idea of what happens after death, think about Nirvana, which in Vedanta means annihilation. There's a poem in one of the Hindu scriptures, and it goes something like this, "There's a candle that's lit with a flame, the light gets blown out, there's no more you, but you don't even know it."
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  4.  @zyrrhos  I AM THAT has been on my reading list for quite some time, I am familiar with his work only by hearing Stephen Wolinsky talk about him extensively. Huxley is another great, for sure. I really don't like debating man, you can never win. It's a case of I've made my mind up don't confuse me with facts. I just try to spread knowledge if someone is willing to listen. As the saying goes, some people are just not ready to accept the teaching.
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  5.  @trix4092  You might be onto something. A human species that has had a million years or more to evolve may not even appear to be something we recognize as a human.
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  6. I think a while back someone misunderstood the expression niggas ain't shit to mean black people are worthless but maybe they were just talking about constipated niggas.
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  7. I think people are inherently very religious even if they don't admit it or don't know it, so if you replace Aliens with God, I think that explains the fascination...even though it's not plainly obvious.
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  8. In every second in life there is a lesson to be learned that has the potential to help you grow, how you respond is the critical part.
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  9. AI will be intelligent, but it won't know that it is just a computer.
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  10.  @FPSIreland2  That makes quite a lot of sense. I'm sure certain disciplines are tougher than others, and I've always considered math one of the tougher ones, but you're probably correct that a good teacher goes a long way. It's tough finding a good mentor/teacher, that's for sure.
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  11. I thought they were going to talk about loneliness in a deeper sense like no one else is inside your head but you. Like what if everyone else is a simulation and you're the only one who's real kind of thing.
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  12. Exactly! I may not lose faith if you tell me that an innocent child has to deal with bone cancer- but a child being sexually abused or tortured is pushing the boundaries. I don't understand it- it only leaves me to one ugly conclusion- God doesn't exist...so why do I keep walking the spiritual path?
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  13.  @testing6753  I feel the same way about a higher power. My family is Roman Catholic but I have studied most of the religions of the world hoping to find an answer. For me, Buddhism and Hinduism seems to make the most sense, and yet, being raised Roman Catholic, sometimes I find myself wondering if Christianity is right, what will God think of me if I put other Gods before him. I haven't completely ruled out Christianity, but the older I get the more it confusing it seems.
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  14.  @testing6753  I think you're right, the self righteousness is what kills it for most Atheists. If you want to watch a spectacular movie on this very subject, check out Silence. It's not exactly new, I think it was filmed in 2016, but it's a masterpiece in my opinion, and rightly so, it was filmed by Martin Scorsese. I thought I had seen all of his films. Anyway, it's based on historical events and takes place when Europe was trying to spread Christianity in Japan in the 15th century (In Japan it was forbidden at the time). People would practice in secrecy and if found they'd be tortured or killed unless they renounced Jesus Christ.
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  15.  @testing6753  My pleasure. I think we're all here to help, and thank you for the kind words.
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  16.  @testing6753  Rightly said. I'm glad you enjoyed the movie. Lately I've been finding new light in the old testament...I don't know If I'd go as far as saying I'm a born again Christian, but I feel like I'm moving in that direction...all because of this one guy who's making me see the scriptures from a different perspective, maybe a truer perspective.
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  17.  @testing6753  That's great advice man. God bless!
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  18. All of the religions seem to have the same end goal... Robert says one of the pillars of Christianity is for us to realize our divine nature...well that's the ultimate goal of Hinduism, and I'm sure it's the same in other religions. In Christianity we go to church and read the bible and pray to achieve this realization of divinity. In Hinduism it's done through the practice of Yoga.
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  19. I think it's only relevant in the mind. We think about the past, we think about the future, but we experience life as it happens. I feel like if time we real, we'd be able to stop it, rewind, fast-forward.
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  20.  @caribgirl726  Thank you. I spend a lot of time thinking about stuff like this. It can drive you a little crazy if you're not careful.
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  21.  @caribgirl726  this sounds like a cliche. but I think reality is to be experienced not understood.
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  22. A grumpie can destroy a relationship
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  23. Does it have awareness?
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  24. fight or flight
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  25. Peace!
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  26. Parenting is a crushing responsibility.
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  27. We each are born into a culture we had no share in designing but that we will be expected to inhabit, implicate and in fact, pass on to our own progeny. This is our circumstance, individually and collectively. Thrown into being, Martin Heidegger said. We didn't ask for it. here it is, what are we to make of it? Much of it and money of it. -Terence McKenna.
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  28. intelligence is 100% geographical, not based on skin color.
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  29. If strings exist, you'll never see a real picture because they're smaller than a photon.
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  30.  @mattmcmillan3573  What about it?
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  31. The megalithic structures he's referring to at Machu Picchu and Cusco are pre-Inca. Brien Foerster is a very knowledgeable researcher who has done extensive studies on these megalithic sites. He's been to these places probably over 100 times. Brien theorizes that the Inca found these sites which could date back as far as 12,000 years ago. We know that the Inca did not build the megalithic structures because the known structures that the Inca build were rudimentary in construction compared to the megalithic structures. They just build OVER the megalithic structures, and that's clear to see when you visit these sites. The biggest megalithic structures weigh over 1,000 tons while the biggest Inca stones barely weight a ton. The the Spanish came and built over the Inca structures with mud walls and hay. So really Machu Picchu is made up of three different construction methods. On a side note: Brien also found that the Great Pyramids of Giza have similar construction methods to the megalithic structures found in Peru, also dating back to 12,000 years ago.
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  32.  @Anonymous9683  It's challenging to have a view on something that isn't tangible, honestly, and you can go down some rabbit holes, but here are some thoughts... I'd like to think that when the body "dies" our consciousness goes into some other realm, what some ancient texts call limbo until it's ready to reemerge in a new body. But your guess is as good as mine. I think an important thing to consider is that we exist, rather than not exist. If you really think about that, it's quite extraordinary. You may not always exist in this body, but I think you'll always exist. That's why we have to take care of the Earth. This is kind of the way I think about it. The future generations to come are just different iterations of people living in this moment. They'll just be alive in a future moment and asking the same questions. And those questions will never stop until the universe is not able to people people, or some other form of life that can self-reflect. But death will never be an option. Yeah I know...thinking about the death of this iteration of yourself can be a little melancholy, but the universe does that for a reason...maybe it;s so you can change the world. Imagine what it would feel like to live forever. Would you really want that?
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  33. A.I. is just a dumb box that can process data trillions of times faster than human beings but doesn't posses the power of self-reflection and consciousness...how can it "KEEP" secrets? I think you're making the assumption that it can plot against humans.
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  34. The truth is we still don't have the physical process whereby chemicals turn into life. If you don't know the mechanism you can't estimate the odds. You can ask GPT-4 to describe a sexual experience and it will answer convincingly, but it was programmed to do so. Consciousness implies life.
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  35. Whew! I'm glad you're still alive after the Kanye episode.
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  36. Why should reality be rationally apprehendable?
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  37. The fire/being/consciousness/God...could be used interchangeably. The thing they have a common is they are all directly Imperceivable. Maybe there's a link between that and dark matter.
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  38. I think the best candidate to answer the question on how to save the human species is ourselves, and we probably know the answer but are unwilling to make the sacrifices.
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  39. You need a bigger surfboard. Like a 7-9 foot log
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  40. Sex is used everywhere because pussy is the #1 motivating factor on the planet. Name an Industry and you'll find sex being used. The challenge is finding an industry where it isn't being deployed.
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  41. There's a candle that's lit with a flame. The light gets blown out, there's no more you, but you don't even know it. -Vedanta
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  42. And if you can't get money, you can just tell yourself that desire is the root of all unhappiness
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  43. I want to preface this by saying that I'm not religious so as not to scare anyone away, but the Torah (the Hebrew bible) is said to be divine. Meaning it wasn't written by man. There is a man by the name of Stan Tenen that can elaborate on this, but he explains that it's a universal artifact, so any intelligent civilization in the universe (if we're not the only one) will have the common langue of the Torah. The actual Torah was written in the Hebrew Alphabet, which came from another dimension, as silly as that sounds. And this guy Stan Tenen demonstrates exactly how this is possible, and it has to do with the Torus (in geometry the Donut shape). The whole teaching has to do with a vessel, and in order to get into this vessel, you have to respect the vessel, we have to be part of it, and then it can open up, and what's inside is worth even more. If you're religious this might sound familiar. But they're talking about consciousness here.
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  44.  @yugen3968  lol
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  45.  @mondrasik  Damn, typo... or just stupid..hard to tell at this point.
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  46.  @tamurhaq  Some people believe everything they hear
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  47. It's kind of irrelevant to ask what is the best martial arts for a street fight. Someone can bring a knife. So the best self defense is a gun, unless the other guy also has a gun, then the best shot wins.
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  48. But he also justifies sacrificing individuals via the greatest atrocities, suffering and evil imaginable for the greater good. How would you feel if that individual was one of your family members? Shit man, find another way to advance the greater good.
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  49. Best computer system: Linux, best Linux flavor: Arch
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  50.  @SciMoTeAr  Is that the only factor by which you measure a computer system's effectiveness? To play games? If you're going to make a noob observation you need to know the backstory of why windows is a better gaming platform, although Linux has come a long way. In a nutshell...games are better on windows because companies are paid to make games for windows, not Linux, which is a free platform.
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