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I was once deceived by the experience of reality thinking it was the absolute reality. Wow was I wrong. This is just a sandbox in comparison to what true reality is.

Interesting. So, you're saying I dream of an event then make it happen? Never thought of it that way.

The visions are clear now. I see all possible futures at once. Q: How do you know future events before they happen? A: From my dreams. Q: Do all of your dreams come true? A: No. But I know which ones will.

When you are in deep meditation and the world no longer exists, there will always be someone to hold it in place. -Just my perspective.

The Ego Can Fade. But the Absolute Self Remains. The Absolute self is beyond the ego’s limited identification. It is timeless and independent of any external relation, unlike the ego which is bound to experience.

@Joseph Maynor If you ever need advice on the structure of your home see me first.

That's why auto mechanics never mention what they do for a living.

Have any experience with H.O. ins. co. that don't want to pay up after a flood? They send a remediation crew out to do the tear out. But they are giving me the run around on the build back. And I'm about ready to sue their ass.

I'm a rainbow.

This describes my first experience of no-self to a "T".

In the words of Sri Niagaradasti "Sugar can't taste sugar"

@phillyvx I remember having my first glimpse of truth and it was quite unsettling. But then one day I realized reality hadn't changed one bit. What did change was the way I viewed it.

Superposition is actually a key feature of large language models. It's the ability to pack multiple concepts into the same representational space, allowing LLMs to be more efficient than their size might suggest.

Today's AI is pretty amazing considering its still in its infancy. But when quantum computing becomes part of AI, superposition will take things to a whole other level. It will be able to "think" (process) in multiple states simultaneously.

No one has ever had a "direct" experience with the "physical" world. But we're taking it to the next level now.

We could simplify this by looking a digital camera that uses AI for facial recognition. Is it actually conscious that it is looking at someone's face?

Yes, I have no actual proof of who or what is conscious. The truest answer would be you will never know.

You're correct, I can't confirm anyone's consciousness, but when you have 80,000 people in a stadium watching a football game, just by their spontaneous reaction one can pretty much assume they are all sharing the same conscious experience.

As AI learns it seems to become more indistinguishable from consciousness, but whether it actually possesses a conscious experience I'd say no.

I'm no Grand Wazoo wearing a mystery robe.

@Husseinisdoingfine Dr. Grande is pretty good. I used to listen to him on the topic of narcissism.

Almost locked this thread but thought, nah, better to keep them at one location so they don't distract the rest of the forum.

@Joseph Maynor The world turns and people get caught up in it. But those who venture inward, as you said be an "Insider" are seen as being the outsiders.

Nuanced would be a better term.

Depth. Reflection. Looking inward. Stillness. Silence.