Category Archives: science

Science & reality

Posted on 19 February, 2022 by amartingarcia

Empirical science vs. metaphysics.

Truth or Reality is transcendental. Continue reading →

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Is a single neuron conscious? A short discussion.

Posted on 22 April, 2019 by amartingarcia

Posted on April 22, 2019 by amartingarcia   M. Advaita Vedanta’s perspective is better seen from the top down rather than from the bottom up. Consciousness or awareness can be considered (there is a consensus on this) as a ‘fundamental ‘property’ of (or … Continue reading →

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Three questions & answers

Posted on 8 January, 2019 by amartingarcia

Three Q/A from QUORA (on brain, philosophy, QM, NDE, consciousness) How does the brain understand philosophy? M. The brain… understanding philosophy? My reply to this is similar to the one I gave recently to another question and which was based … Continue reading →

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Philosophy vs science

Posted on 18 May, 2017 by amartingarcia

(From a discussion in Quora on science vs philosophy) http://www.advaita-vision.org/science-vs-philosophy-in-three-parts-part-i/#more-3988 — Max Planck: “I had always looked upon the search for the absolute as the noblest and most worth while task of science.”   M – ‘There are more things … Continue reading →

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Empirical science vs metaphysics or spirituality

Posted on 14 April, 2017 by amartingarcia

  Positivism vs. Spirituality What are some really ‘deep’ thoughts? http://www.quora.com/What-are-some-really-deep-thoughts . The truth is the whole (Hegel) .Consciousness is the whole of reality (advaita). . Causation, space, and time are unreal (advaita). . The microcosm is a reflection of … Continue reading →

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Plato’s Cave

Posted on 31 August, 2016 by amartingarcia

From Quora  Question: ‘Can we step out of Plato’s Cave?’   X  As I remember, Plato spoke of the few that escaped into the bright light of day, becoming (at least temporarily?) blinded. That, by itself, has to have some … Continue reading →

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Is metaphysics meaningful?

Posted on 2 July, 2016 by amartingarcia

Is metaphysics meaningful? – Question in QUORA Any hypothesis which predicts observations can in principle be tested scientifically. Take “metaphysics” to be the set of hypotheses about people and the universe which does not predict any observations, or none which … Continue reading →

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Consciousness and neuro-science

Posted on 3 June, 2016 by amartingarcia

  https://www.quora.com/What-makes-the-hard-problem-of-consciousness-so-unexpectedly-hard (Different from above) Prof. Donald Hoffman – The Case Against Reality . A professor of cognitive science argues that the world is nothing like the one we experience through our senses. Evolution has shaped us with perceptions that … Continue reading →

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Conversation with H – 7

Posted on 22 May, 2016 by amartingarcia

Please Note: This post, H-7,  should be read after H 7 bis, which precedes it. Sorry for the confusion. H. Thank you M for the quote from Max Planck. Yes, we clearly “cannot get behind consciousness”, and I often address … Continue reading →

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Conversation with ‘H’ – 6

Posted on 16 May, 2016 by amartingarcia

Dear H:  I realise that much of our disagreement has to do with the use of language – the meaning each one of us attaches to certain terms – and also to perspective. I base myself almost exclusively on Advaita … Continue reading →

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