Submitted by simsquatched t3_104kji6 in philosophy
kfpswf t1_j377b5l wrote
Reply to comment by nymph-hunter in The Persistent Problem of Consciousness: an astronaut's epiphany by simsquatched
Everything is a subjective experience, so if the ontology of reality is inexorably changed for me, it still counts. Spiritual endeavour are about finding equanimity in your existence, and defining a purpose for yourself. Not postulating theories of science.
I love Advaita Vedanta for this. It separates the world into a transactional reality, which is the world we're all so familiar with, and a transcendental reality, that is completely subjective, indescribable. So all my spiritual realizations are placed in the bucket of transcendental reality. And scientists can happily go about making discoveries in the transactional reality without ever affecting my "beliefs".
nymph-hunter t1_j37a3j7 wrote
Thanks for the distinction, I use the terms 'conceptual' and 'nonconceptual' realities when talking about these matters and I'm pretty sure we are pointing to the same thing.
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