RE: A Conscious Universe
January 31, 2015 at 12:40 am
(This post was last modified: January 31, 2015 at 12:43 am by Surgenator.)
(January 30, 2015 at 9:33 pm)FallentoReason Wrote:(January 29, 2015 at 10:49 pm)Surgenator Wrote: Because we know that our consciences, ideas, or concepts do not dictate what we obsserve unlike in the imaginary world. This is a problem that idealism doesn't address, and my biggest complaint about it.
"Imaginary" isn't on the same plane as "idealism" at all. In an ideal world, everything is still real. It's just not what you think it is i.e. you aren't made of matter. But just because consciousness is all there is doesn't mean you can now start "imagining" away the world and change it to your liking.
If I'm not made out of matter, what am I made out of? Ideas, concepts, consciousness? It cannot be conscoiusness because consciouness processes concepts. It can't be ideas because concepts make up an idea. Unless I missed one, I should be made out of concepts. My consciousness can create concepts using my imagination. What makes my consciousness generated concepts less real than the ones I observe elsewhere?
@Rhythm
I pose an interesting question only to come back to 3 pages worth of discussion between you and benny. You're stealing my fun.