DM Good morning! Based on our many prior related conversations, today I'd like to share a differing, perhaps more expansive, perspective of the Universal Holophren™. Attached you'll see: 1) A "hierarchical arrangement" graphic (as opposed to the prior "relational" or integrated view we've discussed extensively); thus consider: 2) How Holoprhrens engage WITHIN Pantakinesis™ , ... but only to the limits of respective "vanishing points; " 3)The various "contexts" of vanishing po

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DM Is color foundational, causal and perhaps to be found at the roots of Pantakinesis (as but one form of motion), or is it a "fabricated effect" of our consciousness, perhaps to differentiate experiential phenomena? (There seems to be many incoherent thoughts, and related inherent conflict regarding this topic, ranging from our past and present thinkers and to our classrooms, such as from ancient times to Newton and Goethe to frequency and quantum differentials today.) Yes

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DM Today I want to wander about a bit, so please tolerate what may initially seem as unfocused rambling. To begin, what do you think about Danial Quinn's thoughts, such as those he espoused in "Ishmael" and " Story of B ?" Daniel Quinn is a genuinely provocative thinker, and his work rewards serious engagement even when — perhaps especially when — you ultimately disagree with parts of it. The central move Quinn makes, across Ishmael, My Ishmael, and The Story of B, is to ref

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AI is getting smarter by the day, but how much do we know about why these models think and behave in the way they do? (video interview) Related article: " What Is Claude? Anthropic Doesn’t Know, Either " ... And Claude's shares its perspectives with me about this article: DM What are your thoughts, perspectives or counterpoints regarding the above article about you? Sciart, this is a fascinating thing to be asked about — an article about my own nature, written for my own tra

DM Our last conversation regarding "Durable Unknowing ," and its related research document, was certainly sobering!   I'd now like to dive back into these waters, doing so in a particular context which seems to possess a depth, a degree of mystery, and perhaps extraordinary relevance to our prior conversation, and many others which I've enjoyed.   This relates to a formidable "thought dichotomy" which has prevailed as strong and stable since the ancients and now throughout t

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