I do resonate with the thought that everything that we experience of the external world is "symbolic" in a sense. Yet likening such stimuli to written or printed letters on the page is an imperfect analogy, in that the latter are completely arbitrary. They can be in any shape, color, or language that we choose, and take on meaning and functionality only by collective agreement. In contrast, objects in nature - a plant leaf for example - have a practical form and functionality that is tied to their existence. Moreover, their existence is independent of subjective observation. Our local consciousness cannot decide that a leaf should be something else or function a different way (at least not without crude technological intervention - factory farming for example). The “symbolic” quality in nature lies in the likely fact that every existent thing rides atop forces, processes, and relationships that run deeper than we can detect and understand at out current stage of conscious development. Accordingly, “leaf” is a useful summary label for referring to such, in a way that enables us to marshal forces beyond present understanding. Alternative and New Age philosophies often suggest that we “create our reality”, yet it is probably more accurate to hold that each of us create our own *experience* of reality.
Interesting excerpt from Jane Robert's, but I'm so tired of this awful John Housman AI that's popping up all over TH-cam. I'd rather hear a human read this. I can't resonate with the 2D lack of energy in AI generated speech.
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I do resonate with the thought that everything that we experience of the external world is "symbolic" in a sense. Yet likening such stimuli to written or printed letters on the page is an imperfect analogy, in that the latter are completely arbitrary. They can be in any shape, color, or language that we choose, and take on meaning and functionality only by collective agreement.
In contrast, objects in nature - a plant leaf for example - have a practical form and functionality that is tied to their existence. Moreover, their existence is independent of subjective observation. Our local consciousness cannot decide that a leaf should be something else or function a different way (at least not without crude technological intervention - factory farming for example).
The “symbolic” quality in nature lies in the likely fact that every existent thing rides atop forces, processes, and relationships that run deeper than we can detect and understand at out current stage of conscious development. Accordingly, “leaf” is a useful summary label for referring to such, in a way that enables us to marshal forces beyond present understanding.
Alternative and New Age philosophies often suggest that we “create our reality”, yet it is probably more accurate to hold that each of us create our own *experience* of reality.
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Interesting excerpt from Jane Robert's, but I'm so tired of this awful John Housman AI that's popping up all over TH-cam. I'd rather hear a human read this. I can't resonate with the 2D lack of energy in AI generated speech.
What you resist...persist