Synesthesia

[danbaron]

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-scientific-evidence-healers-aura-people.html

[LanceGary]

Quote:

" but it is actually a case of self-deception, as synesthesia is not an extrasensory power, but a subjective and 'adorned' perception of reality", the researchers state."

Hmm. I think all perception is subjective and "adorned". It is not possible, as Kant knew, to perceive things as they really are.

Lance

[danbaron]

I admit, I find this theory appealing - the universe is not more than a projection of universal consciousness - without consciousness, there is no universe.

A friend gave me, and I read the book, "Biocentrism", by Robert Lanza.

http://www.amazon.com/Biocentrism-Consciousness-Understanding-Nature-Universe/dp/1933771690

http://www.biocentricity.net/

[LanceGary]

I admit, I find this theory appealing - the universe is not more than a projection of universal consciousness - without consciousness, there is no universe.

A friend gave me, and I read the book, "Biocentrism", by Robert Lanza.

http://www.amazon.com/Biocentrism-Consciousness-Understanding-Nature-Universe/dp/1933771690

http://www.biocentricity.net/



I haven't had chance to read your reference but I'm guessing it is version of Idealism similar to that of George Berkely.

I don't want to deny the existence of the world, just that perception gives us direct access to it.

What if lines look bent in a constructed 'visual illusion', but use of a ruler indicates they are not? Doesn't this suggest a useful distinction between 'subjective' and 'objective' ? (I think this suggestion is from Plato).

Lance