[MD] Emergent Consciousness

[Dan Glover]

Hello everyone

>From: "Gene M" <boredandunstable at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
>To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
>Subject: Re: [MD] Emergent Consciousness
>Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 17:09:21 -0400
>
>On 6/24/06, Peter Corteen <psigenics at googlemail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I don't get that; if 'I' is illusory then how can it be part of reality?
> >
> > Regard
> >
> > Peter
>
>
>Every illusion is part of Reality. If someone  creates a hologram, it's an
>illusion, not the real object, yet if you tried to convince someone it was
>not part of Reality they'd laugh to tears. It's right there, they can see
>it. Sure it's an illusion, but the illusion Exists. It's Real. It just 
>isn't
>what you think it is.

Hi Peter, Gene...

Let's say we can conceive phenomena three different ways: 1) we conceive an 
object as existing inherently in its own right; 2) we conceive an object as 
lacking inherent existence; 3) we conceive an object without believing it 
exists inherently or not. I think the MOQ would say only the first of these 
is wrong although the second choice might lead one to conclude the 
illusionary nature of reality is not dependent on cause and condition. We 
need a belief in the consequence of action to chose virtue and discard 
non-virtue.

Thanks for your comments,

Dan