I don't know of anyone suggesting they do nothing. Certainly the brain processes the visual image data into spatial models for displaying.https://twitter.com/OortCloudAtlas/status/894625461724106753 …
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I think it comes from introspection into how thoughts and impulses to do things & even actions arise.
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They are not under conscious control, on very close inspection. Thus "just the witness". Shit's happening, control is an illusion.
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viewpoint from the one you’re describing. That’s what I was saying to
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Ahhhh. Don't see how one can be sure of such a metaphysical position, but... I have often heard it described as "dream in the mind of God"
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Not that I’m taking that position. Just describing it.
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I like the Buddhist phrase that "the world is out there in so much that it serves a function" I have seen this phrase in all traditions.
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The world is the raft. It is contrived. How you work it is dharma practice. It is the means to the end.
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Much Thanks to you all for including me in your conversation. Its especially nice to hear your views expressed across these various themes.
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