Is Our Perception Of The Present Entirely Influenced By Memory?
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Yeh, I was about to explain that remembering is not the same as memory, and how memory is so many other things... but you're right. It's a pipe forum. But, the debate (or discussion) is very intriguing. I love discussing aesthetics, and this is in that ballpark.
The act of debate is not to change the other person's mind. It's actually an act of learning for both members. This would be the difference between an argument and a debate.
You have a PHD in Female Leadership? Surely I am not interpreting that right.
Imagination is escapism.
Sheer rebellion against the apparent mundaneness of our lives.
An ungrateful unwillingness to simply Let It Be.
Sheer rebellion against the apparent mundaneness of our lives.
An ungrateful unwillingness to simply Let It Be.
Or, it is a sword wielded by an enlightened engineer to solve the problem.
Maybe as adults, I wouldn't say that for kids whose minds are still developing. When you get older imagination becomes more of a conscious act. When going to bed if I suddenly feel anxious I tend to imagine certain scenarios, like a cabin by a brook, or launching cacti out of a catapult into a cosmos which appears like moss flowing in all directions with the consistency of lava.
Imagination is a driver of predictive processing. You can’t imagine something fanciful or otherwise without context - that context comes from the memories you use to construct your model of the world.
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I'm actually very interested in psychedelics, if that's where you're heading.
I go to pie forums for recipes. ?
This needs to be redone as a poll. The options should be: a) yes b) no c) Dude, don't you remember that we already did this poll three years ago? ?
It’s an endless struggle to stay in the present moment, it just keeps passing by. Most men are constantly awaiting the future, which has false promises to be better than the ‘here and now’. The present is all there is, the future is now, and the past is a story we tell ourselves. 
That's how I feel about so many posts & threads... yet here I am, a glutton for punishment. ?
I agree, it is work. I once hiked a ten mile mountain loop and had the hardest time focusing. I was either thinking of the past week or what I had to do Monday morning. Over time I forced myself. I noticed more and had a better experienceIt’s an endless struggle to stay in the present moment, it just keeps passing by. Most men are constantly awaiting the future, which has false promises to be better than the ‘here and now’. The present is all there is, the future is now, and the past is a story we tell ourselves.