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Is consciousness {Freedom] an illusion?
Jon Rappoport's Blog ^
| January 26, 2015
| Jon Rappoport
Posted on 01/27/2015 4:30:19 AM PST by Reverend Saltine
“Cutting through disinformation about consciousness is vital, because neuroscience is moving toward a mind-controlled society, based on the idea that individual awareness is an illusion, and stimulus-response is the key to shaping a new Collective of synchronized ‘happy’ brains.”
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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: brain; disinformation; freedom; mind
Roughly a century ago, as scientists and philosophers were attacking organized religion, they assumed that science would come to “rule” all knowledge, for the benefit of humanity. Today, their descendants still believe in the simplistic dichotomy between religion and science: If science fails to answer a metaphysical question, just wait a while and it will; otherwise, we will be thrown back into the opiate soup of religion, and that must never happen.
To: Reverend Saltine
Is consciousness {Freedom] an illusion? No, because I can knock you UNconsious, and I'll have freedom to grab yoru wallet...
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posted on
01/27/2015 4:37:48 AM PST
by
Old Sarge
(Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
To: Reverend Saltine
Fortunately, this Freeper is highly resistant to social brain control.
Ask yourself where consciousness resides exactly.
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posted on
01/27/2015 4:38:47 AM PST
by
bait4719
To: bait4719
We’re social by nature. We live in one kingdom or another. We can’t choose that, but we can choose which one.
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posted on
01/27/2015 5:08:40 AM PST
by
9thLife
("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
To: Reverend Saltine
Individual awareness is not an illusion, but it is being superceded by information technology. This is the day that all despots have dreamed of.
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posted on
01/27/2015 5:10:00 AM PST
by
9thLife
("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
To: Reverend Saltine
Jon been watching Matrix lately?
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posted on
01/27/2015 5:18:36 AM PST
by
grobdriver
(Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
To: Reverend Saltine
Awareness in some people is an illusion. Liberals, for example. My daughter’s boyfriend is another. Joe Biden.
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posted on
01/27/2015 5:26:33 AM PST
by
Seruzawa
(All those memories will be lost,in time, like tears in rain.)
To: Reverend Saltine
I’m pretty sure that the rest of you are only here for my entertainment.
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posted on
01/27/2015 5:55:31 AM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: blueunicorn6
“You mean, let me understand this … cuz I … maybe its me, maybe I’m a little effed up maybe. I’m funny how? I mean funny, like I’m a clown? I amuse you? I make you laugh? I’m here to effin’ amuse you? Whattya you mean funny? Funny how? How am I funny?”
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posted on
01/27/2015 6:29:41 AM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(Malort, turning taste-buds into taste-foes for generations.)
To: ClearCase_guy
That is a great movie scene.
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posted on
01/27/2015 7:09:54 AM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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