Rupert Spira ‘Just say Yes’

This isn't strictly related to the OP, so tell me if it bothers you and I'll move it Stan (I'm calling you Stan because that's your nick but damn I find that hard ) - but it's a Spira video I found interesting and it relates to this subforum because it's philosophical discussions.

It's Spira explaining how we don't control our thoughts, it's an illusion, and so in that sense there is no free will (?) - anyhow, I found myself convinced by his arguments. Whatever that ends up meaning in the end!

Ian, I welcome such videos/discussions and feel free to call me what you want. The only real advantage of having this name is that I am unlikely to be taken for that scallywag Steve007 when things occasionally get personal.

I’ve watched the video once, I’d maybe have to watch it a few times to ‘get it’ properly. There have been diamonds among his videos that have really resonated with me, no doubt different videos of his may do the same with others, as this one appears to have done with you. I watch most/all(?) of his videos as I am linked to his YouTube channel. I just don’t get or agree with him on occasion, but he’s definitely worth listening to, not just for the diamonds he sometimes produces. He appears to be well respected by a number of the types I follow, an example being Bernardo Kastrup.





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 All you can probably do is tell a better story. But the story won’t be the truth...

Hi Max

I think this may generally be the case, but I also think that some are much ‘closer to truth’ than others, and some might even hit the bullseye. A couple of examples come to mind here: Mathematics. I think 2 + 2 = 4 is far closer to truth than most stories we tell. However ‘love is the most powerful force/energy’ is a non mathematical example of a story that I think might be ‘closer to truth’ or even hits the mark.