Re: Non Physical Experience

Don Mikulecky (mikuleck@HSC.VCU.EDU)
Fri, 26 Jun 1998 09:58:37 -0400


Don Mikulecky replies:

Norman K. McPhail wrote:

> Now we have eight Wild [Ass] Guesses or "WAGs" as Michael Rogers call
> them. Note that Walter Fritz and Sascha Ignjatovic have submitted
> revised versions of their WAGs about the nature of the zone between the
> physical and the non physical.
>
> 1. Walter Fritz thinks that we can get a computer to produce these so
> called "non physical" effects (thought and meaning) and that it can all
> be reduced to physical, chemical and biological objects and processes.
>
> > 2. Don Mikulecky suggests we use Rosen's catagory theory that deals with
> > objects and their models as relational.
> >
> > 3. John Kineman proposes that existence and experience are one and that
> > the becoming experience may be quantum related.
> >
> > 4. Norm McPhail submits that the qualities of non physical data somehow
> > transpose into effecting physical differences.
> >
> > 5. Alexei Sharov considers it possible that physical existance is a
> > condition or expression of meaning.
>
> 6. Sascha Ignjatovic postulates a meta mathematical system of the
> absolute wich represents the concept of the sum and origin of all
> energy/world. To understand this system, we have to start theoretical
> research into the concept and structure of the highest possible system,
> the absolute.
>
> > 7. Mario Vaneechoutte writes that the key to grasping the non physical
> > may be to understand the nature of experience, but he feels that our
> > brains may not be capable of doing this.
>
> 8. Michael Rogers claims that there may not be a provable distinction
> between the physical and non physical, hence, even though it may be of
> critical importance, it may not be possible to bridge between our inside
> non physical realms of awareness and mind and the outside physical
> universe.
>
> Does anyone else want to add a WAG or edit their WAG summary?
>
> If not, those who are so inclined can go ahead and take a stab at
> combining these WAGs into a short all inclusive statement. What we're
> trying to do is come up with a set of approaches we can use to help us
> learn more about what's going on in the hypothetical physical/non
> physical zone.
>
> Norm McPhail

what is the point of including someone's misreprersentation of someone
else's ideas into a statement????
Don Mikulecky