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Originally Posted by David Bailey  Almost - there would obviously be a few extra bits to make the copy. The concept is known as algorithmic complexity.
I think the question as to whether spirit/psi communication requires language, is interesting. Unfortunately ESP seems to work best between people who know each other, and therefore probably speak the same language - so it would be hard to test experimentally.
Assuming Lekatt genuinely has contact with the spirit world, he is telling us that language is not required to communicate. He obviously approaches these issues from experience, not from a scientific viewpoint. I must say, I wish I could draw on experience in these matters, but I can't. Of course, even if I could, I would have to worry that my experiences might be hallucinations. I don't know if Lekatt ever worries about that, but it would be very interesting to know if he has managed to eliminate that possibility.
The idea that thought might be possible without language is interesting. Listening to music might be close - I mean performers need a language alright, but people seem to listen and extract meaning directly.
David |
It is interesting to me that you think language is required. Thought does not require any symbols (language) because it uses reality. If in the spirit world you want to communicate an event, action, picture, then that is what is communicated. Huge amounts of information can be communicated instantly in thought. Thought is energy, well everything is energy at its core. When near death experiencers enter the light, all the knowledge of everything is available to them. They have only to question with thought and the answer appears. Unfortunately when returning to physical life not all of this information returns with them. The human body works like a shield to keep spiritual knowledge from being seen while in the physical.
Illusions, delusions, hallucinations, are just thoughts that are not understood. Everything has meaning and purpose, but we humans are not always able to ascertain what it is. And, of course, one man's hallucination is another's reality.
There are many disciplines in the physical that actual believe they have the answers to the questions of the universe, this discourages the seeking of truth.
I may have given this link before, but it is good to repeat. This is my understanding of what I learning during my spiritual experiences.
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