Jack’s post on the Arrogance of SETI has me pondering my own way of limiting what I am willing to know. \u00c2\u00a0Looking at our Technological Model of knowledge, as we have been doing, we can see how we tailor our knowledge in an attempt to fulfill the needs of the self, and that this causes us to only acknowledge the reality of what makes the self comfortable. \u00c2\u00a0An example might be Behaviorism which (I have been told) tries to set up a model of the human, composed entirely of “measurable” tendencies. \u00c2\u00a0I guess wherever there is arrogance there is probably a lurking fear of the unknown. \u00c2\u00a0My own limitation? \u00c2\u00a0I avoid any visions, plans, or hopes, for which I cannot see their path to fulfillment. \u00c2\u00a0My fear of idle daydreams seems justified by the Noble Eightfold Path, where speech is supported by vision and intention and leads to action. \u00c2\u00a0But I wonder if I misuse this desire for coherence and integration to justify turning my back on a greater sphere beyond my familiar “reality”. \u00c2\u00a0How can I allow myself to dream, without it just being the self’s make believe evasion of the chance to be present in a greater realm? \u00c2\u00a0–Michael<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jack’s post on the Arrogance of SETI has me pondering my own way of limiting what I am willing to know. \u00c2\u00a0Looking at our Technological Model of knowledge, as we have been doing, we can see how we tailor our … Continue reading