tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33639505.post115730627672297268..comments2024-01-01T05:20:12.452+08:00Comments on Awakening the Buddha in us: Good Question, Good Answer - RebirthColinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16249142442913268023noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33639505.post-20183372447461295902010-08-24T02:16:08.101+08:002010-08-24T02:16:08.101+08:00Quote: " How can a phenomenon so amazingly co...Quote: " How can a phenomenon so amazingly complex as consciousness develop from the simple meeting of two cells, the sperm and the egg? And now that parapsychology is a recognized branch of science, phenomena like telepathy are increasingly difficult to fit into the materialistic model of the mind. "<br />Your argumentation shows the logical fallacy of arguing from ignorance, which is usually a signature of an entrenched belief patter. "I want this to be true, so I ask wrong questions, and am not interested in real answers."<br />--to answer your "questions": if you are really interested in how complexity arises from simplicity itself, you only have to look at the computer screen in front of you. All a computer does is count zeros and ones, and by loops and feedback, an unimaginable complexity arises.<br />Telepathy? I do not think that telepathy is recognized by any reputable psychologist, so your question and answer set serve only to confirm your fixed mindset.<br />I really can't be bothered to read or comment about the rest of the article. Buddhism is NOT a belief system. Anyone purporting to be a Buddhist teacher should take up as his/her first task to examine and eradicate all belief systems that are stuck in their minds.<br />Gassho<br />ArminArminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581653542083690617noreply@blogger.com