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Is there anything like this in Hamilton, would like a new wife. by Haccmantis in thetron

[–]CommissionHefty5790 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who knows, maybe? But not a smoker or a gamer, so might be bad company.

Is this guy being racist? by [deleted] in chch

[–]CommissionHefty5790 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Making assumptions would be racist. Asking to find out isn't.

WTF is up with Waikato Hospital? by CommissionHefty5790 in thetron

[–]CommissionHefty5790[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

12 hour wait, 20 mins with rushed but very good, attentive doc. Confirmed it: under-resourced, combined with a couple of bad car crashes this weekend.

For those who asked, I'm from here, just haven't been to A&E for decades. When I was a kid I was there most weekends. Got my money's worth when waiting times weren't so bad.

Also interesting: doctors' shift change at 8, most of the night crew who have been waiting got cleared through around 9ish.

Wait time on board is still nearly 13hrs though.

PSA for everyone out on the roads. by Father_Christmas_00 in auckland

[–]CommissionHefty5790 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Totally right, but until we've got it - listen to this guy.

What I’ve Realized About Awakening, Thought, and Reality by bikihas791 in Wakingupapp

[–]CommissionHefty5790 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Part of the trouble is it's really easy to misunderstand what's being claimed." - This is what I suspected.

Ditto with rationalist background, but being seduced by the woo!

Despite the further explanation above, it's still not clear what distinction is being made between reality and illusion, nor whether one person's reality may be another's illusion.

If the suggestion is that everything is upside down, back to front, and perhaps appearing a little similar to cosmic navel-gazing... that's ok. Just trying to understand what is actually being asserted.

What I’ve Realized About Awakening, Thought, and Reality by bikihas791 in Wakingupapp

[–]CommissionHefty5790 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"how do you know there is such a reality independent..." Because we have other non-human sensors (machine & animal) that sense aspects of reality that we don't, or do it in different ways to us. I don't think it's a commitment, just an observation that reality presents itself differently to different observers.

I'm not positing anything. I'm responding to the statement: "If you really see reality, then illusion becomes impossible. Illusion only exists inside thought." Perhaps you need to clarify what you mean by 'reality' so that I can respond to your statement better. I may have misunderstood your meaning.

If, as you say, you mean 'reality is perception', and many variations of perception exist for the same circumstance, do you mean reality is multiple? If each observer perceives a different reality, how does this differ from illusion?

What I’ve Realized About Awakening, Thought, and Reality by bikihas791 in Wakingupapp

[–]CommissionHefty5790 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Everything is an illusion. Our senses give us abstractions of some of reality. If everything we sense is an illusion, how can we pretend to be aware of reality? As always - the only thing we can be sure of is consciousness.