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I've been lurking (Bannana and cherry). Oo now there's an experience. Hindu and Buddhist teaching says that what we see, hear feel etc. is not reality just a construct of our mind.

A question - is empty space really empty?


Alji (Member of The Guild of Wizards @ U197895)

Actually the Buddhist position is not that dissimilar to my own position as a Kantian philosopher. The FORMS of our perceptions and cognitions (including space and time) are supplied by the mind. The world as it is in itself has its OWN logical structure, but this is not empirically knowable. As an empirical truth (the result of the interaction of things in themselves with the forms of our cognition) empty space is not empty - it has an energy density.

FwT: I probably won't be online again until Thursday evening, so good luck for E-Day! Let me know how it goes.

Thank you, will discuss things later!

You're very quiet!
That good or that bad?

Noggin

It's good
I got A B B, which means that I'm going to Leeds Uni to do human geography... after a year out!
FwT the

I'm still quite shattered, because of work, and a lot of my friends had to phone up to confirm their places: it was the most emotional, tense and draining mornings...ever!

Congratulations!

Got any plans for your year out?

Noggin

lots of theoretical ones at the moment: I've got to interview on a youth working job, and am going to go for another one, so that I can earn money and keep interested.
I'm also looking at some courses, ones that I couldn't have done during my A-levels. I'm looking at a photography, Tai Chi, and an online sustainability course!
I'm also looking at doing some travelling: I'm looking at doing Camp America, or hopefully to do some voluntary work with Tearfund... have sent off for a brochure...

Ta

Very worthy.
I was a bit puzzled by the idea of learning about online sustainability for a moment, but the penny dropped eventually.
I don't remember having those sort of opportunities when I was a lad.
The only (and I mean only) career advice I ever got was - look, you're an 8 stone weakling with a high IQ so it has to be heavy manual labour. (?)
No wonder the country's in a mess.
Noggin

Glad you approve!
I suppose you were supposed to bulk up!

It didn't work. I didn't bulk up until I became a couch potato. (and not much then.)
From a misspent youth to a misspent middle age - and it all happened so fast.
I think I'll take a year out before I retire.

Noggin

Don't play yourself down!!
I kinda bulked up a bit after working on produce, but have lost a lot of it now im on checkouts... but mcd's was the worst: eating their food a couple of times a week is SO bad for you!
FwT

Camp America! I'd rather spend a year in Hell.

Nogin, I've got an appointment in Prince Philip next month.

Alji (Member of The Guild of Wizards @ U197895)

Simul-post!!
Glad you approve
WHy have you got an appointment with Philip?

Prince Philip Hospital.

Alji (Member of The Guild of Wizards @ U197895)

Are you ill?

No, I'm going to the sleep clinic there.

Alji (Member of The Guild of Wizards @ U197895)

Is that because you sleep too much, or not enough? [sorry if being a bit nosy...]

Sleep Apnoea.

Alji (Member of The Guild of Wizards @ U197895)

I had a look in the guide, so I don't seem totally ignorant, quite a good one was at A584066
Hope you get better soon
FwT

Here's a short entry of my own A704918

Alji (Member of The Guild of Wizards @ U197895)