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I would agree that there is something
beyond the material. That which we can imagine, dream, derive
inspiration from, etc. is certainly immaterial. It may even in a sense
be real, that is able to be identified and used coherently by others.
But nonetheless it is an ersatz reality, as the only way to use
immaterial ideas coherently is to agree that they are defined in the
mind only.
Mystical experiences point to the
collective wisdom of our community as realized within the individual’s
mind. The mystical experience allows the mind to focus on and isolate
an aspect of that collective wisdom and reinforce the conceptual memory
for future access. It is nonetheless important to be aware that the
realization is within the mind of the mystic, not external.
The
human brain-mind (mind from here on) is necessarily well adapted to
isolate and store concepts and behaviors that are important to the
community. But that activity is wholly within an individual’s mind.
The community may have effective ways to indoctrinate these concepts
and behaviors. But until they are realized and implanted in an
individual mind they have no reality ersatz or other.
The Hippocratic Oath
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