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Bertrand Russell Talks Mysticism (not narrated by him). Taken from Russell's work "Religion & Science"

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  • It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on the human mind it has overcome man's insecurity before himself and before nature.

    Albert Einstein

  • Dude should drop acid and eat mescaline like Huxley did

  • The first step is to accept that you know nothing,

  • It happened randomly after deeply considering what black holes 'are'. I stepped outside myself. It felt as if I was going crazy. I quickly abandoned the new perspective and stepped back inside. I decided to pursue it further. I succeeded in stepping out of the cave and perceiving true knowledge for a day or so, it felt as if I were in wonderland - I knew that this was not real. Suddenly I had a complete disconnect from this false universe and became the source. I stopped taking life seriously.

  • It's okay, he's a silly human, like me. The only difference between us is that he thinks he knows something as a man, and I know that I don't know anything. I am therefore less ignorant than him.

  • what an arrogant man ...

  • @sheepard9915 Educate yourself. You obviously need to. Read about the anthropic principle. I doubt you'll understand it but give it a go anyway. You could also try reading about "qualia" and Gilbert Ryle's Mind Brain Identity Theory. While you're at it look up "category mistake". When you've read all that and (here's the rub) understood it - then you may call me crazy. Until then you're just making noise.

  • @mikelheron20 To answer your question about Plato. He and Socrates were enlightened. You're crazy to believe that electrical impulses could perceive or understand true reality. Also, why is it that if this is the only true, ultimate universe, it is so mathematically perfect and balanced? Out of all the infinite possibilities of possible chaos, it is in such perfect harmony to create stars and life, and not at all chaotic. The probability of this occuring is infinitely small.

  • @sheepard9915 Throughout his long life, Bertrand Russell grappled with difficult matters well beyond your comprehension. He was intellectually honest enough to admit ignorance and to abandon cherished beliefs when they proved false. He nailed his moral principles to the mast even when it meant imprisonment. Up until the end of his life he worked for peace and maintained his mental acuity. He never lost faith in mankind. Nothing too sad about any of that. How will you be remembered I wonder?

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