experience / physicality.
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roark ®

10/24/2017, 11:58:12
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Hey Lakeshore,

Interesting, I just read an article (NYT Science Times I think) that sort of debunks the regions of the tongue applicable to certain types of tastes.  True that certain cells are receptive to certain tastes, but all of these cell types are apparently spread throughout the tongue.

But at any rate, I personally think EVERYTHING experienced is (also) physical.  Of course there is the 'subjective' side that allows experience without having to understand the underlying bio-mechanics.  But for example, learning involves the creation of new distinct neuro-circuits, just as it takes about 45 molecules of an actual substance (only 3 or 4 for a dog) alighting in the cilia of the olfactory gland within a very small space of time for a 'smell' to be recognized.  However, the smell of something for us is quite different than the underlying bio-mechanics, allowing us the pleasure of smelling a rose without having any idea of its biological counterpart.  We pretty much know by now that there is corresponding physical phenomena arising simultaneously with all experiences.

I doubt that there is anything in the realm of so-called 'spiritual experience' that is different.

I watched the interesting video posted above by Steve, and always marvel at how strong feelings of inexplicable emotions / sensations (especially loving and pleasurable emotions that are new) get intercepted by and tied to the idea of 'God' and other 'spiritual' notions.

On the other hand, even though we are so tied to so-called 'physicality', the universe can be utterly marvelous, even mystical for us sentients, and we are certainly capable of magnificent experiences, especially the ones that seem to stretch us and make us feel connected with a much vaster realm than we can possibly understand, no?  

Maybe one trick is to refrain from trying to define these experiences too much using the tired vocabulary of religion and myth.  Another would be to refrain from thinking we are limited to only our prior experience (for us explorers anyway).

My $.02 (US)

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