Human consciousness is characterized by incomplete knowledge; it forms conclusions which are "relative" to what is perceived. The earth appeared to be flat to a limited consciousness (relative) but the true form of the earth was discovered to be spherical as more information was obtained (absolute).
A building is conceived, designed and then constructed. It's absolute nature is in the original plan. If that building becomes damaged or destroyed (relative state) that does not change the absolute, original nature of that building. If for whatever reason that building is perceived incorrectly, that does not change the true nature of that building (the incorrect perception does create a false, relative reality for someone). The physical (relative) manifestation of the building is ultimately not as substantial as the original (absolute) idea or concept. The idea or concept (spiritual realm) has no limit of time, space or material.
String theory, etc. attempts to describe a relative manifestation of the absolute creative Principal. That absolute creative Principal is Spiritual. There lies the rub: it is difficult, if not impossible, to describe the absolute in relative terms. It is like the "deadly embrace" of computer programming - it creates an infinite circle, a lock-up, escape from which requires external input. I contend that is where human consciousness is now, locked up in a mortal, material illusion. And, the way out is knowledge - spiritual knowledge which may come from science, religion, both or from somewhere yet unknown.
To live in the spiritual is to live in the unlimited realm of perfection with infinite possibilities of expression. That concept is almost incomprehensible to human thought but we are slowly getting closer to the truth.
Human consciousness is characterized by incomplete knowledge; it forms conclusions which are "relative" to what is perceived. The earth appeared to be flat to a limited consciousness (relative) but the true form of the earth was discovered to be spherical as more information was obtained (absolute).
I would agree that our knowledge is limited, and that our consciousness has a 'vectorial' or 'directional' aspect ('intentionality'). But your flat Earth vs. spherical Earth example doesn't work. Understanding that the Earth isn't flat doesn't require us to transition from 'relative' consciousness to 'absolute' consciousness; it just requires us to recognize a mistake and correct it (same consciousness before and after, but before it had got things wrong and afterwards it got them right).
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A building is conceived, designed and then constructed. It's absolute nature is in the original plan. If that building becomes damaged or destroyed (relative state) that does not change the absolute, original nature of that building. If for whatever reason that building is perceived incorrectly, that does not change the true nature of that building (the incorrect perception does create a false, relative reality for someone). The physical (relative) manifestation of the building is ultimately not as substantial as the original (absolute) idea or concept. The idea or concept (spiritual realm) has no limit of time, space or material.
You seem to be a practicing Platonist—whether consciously or not, I'm not sure. Plato's ways of speaking are enshrined in our language, particularly in the distinction you're employing between 'relative' (physical) and 'absolute' (ideational). However, he distinguished between 'ideational' and 'spiritual'; he thought 'ideas' were independent of 'mind' (human or divine).
You wrote:
String theory, etc. attempts to describe a relative manifestation of the absolute creative Principal. That absolute creative Principal is Spiritual. There lies the rub: it is difficult, if not impossible, to describe the absolute in relative terms. It is like the "deadly embrace" of computer programming - it creates an infinite circle, a lock-up, escape from which requires external input. I contend that is where human consciousness is now, locked up in a mortal, material illusion. And, the way out is knowledge - spiritual knowledge which may come from science, religion, both or from somewhere yet unknown.
A few comments:
You wrote:
To live in the spiritual is to live in the unlimited realm of perfection with infinite possibilities of expression. That concept is almost incomprehensible to human thought but we are slowly getting closer to the truth.
I don't doubt your sincerity. But too often terms like 'unlimited' and 'perfection' and 'infinite possibilities' are used panegyrically rather than meaningfully, as a way of exalting a condition or state rather than describing it. There's no evidence that such a state as you describe has ever existed or could exist. Again (you know what I'm going to say next), in the absence of evidence, I prefer not to speculate.
As the justly famous singer/philosopher, Stevie Wonder, put it:
When you believe in things you don't understand,
Then you suffer,
Superstition ain't the way, no, no, no