{"id":694,"date":"2020-03-20T10:50:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T10:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedemos.net\/sierra-nature-02\/?p=297"},"modified":"2024-02-16T23:50:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T23:50:01","slug":"the-sybil-speaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-mad-hatters-tea-party.xyz\/?p=694","title":{"rendered":"Alice, when she’s 10 ft tall!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The workings of our minds have long been a mystery to us.\u00a0 Most of what we know about our brains comes from seeing what happens when they break. We know several reasons we believe<\/em> we are someone.<\/h4>\n
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When I was an infant, <\/strong>people told me<\/b><\/em> I was Robert– and that is <\/strong>who<\/b><\/em> I am. And for a long while, I was satisfied with knowing who I am! But it has since occurred to me that, I do not know <\/strong>what<\/em> I am!!\u00a0 And I am likewise, marvelously fuzzy on when<\/em>, where, <\/em>and how<\/em> (or why)<\/em><\/b> I am!!!\u00a0 \u00a0(In my opinion, a good education should provide one with the tools necessary to cultivate this depth of skepticism, introspection, and awe.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Alone in the still of the night, my heart beats, I breath, my head shifts (I know I am someone because I have a body). Waking, I look about me, the morning sun lights the room, a window is open and I hear birds chirping outside (I know I am someone because I have a unique perspective of the World). I walk to the kitchen, I make a pot of coffee– only one day of coffee left– I edit my 2 do list and get on with the daily grind (I know I am someone because I make things happen). I have been to 53 countries, stood on the summit of Mona Kea, and read by the light of the Milky Way; I blew my thumb off on July 3rd, 1976, and ironically, the first thing I remember is a book, a collection of words: The How & Why Book of Dinosaurs (I know I am someone because I have a personal history). An untold number of people know me: casual acquaintances, students, colleagues, friends, relatives, and, a Mother and Wife– both of whom know me better than I know myself.\u00a0 \u00a0(I know I am someone because I am known to others)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In an attempt to unravel the caterpillar’s question: Who R U ? , many of this week’s readings are focused on our psyche. Four readings are a single page: 1) Tim Dean’s<\/span> <\/span>Two and the Same<\/em> <\/span>and 2) Archibald MacLeish’s<\/span> <\/span>Eleven, <\/em>couldn’t be more different; 3) Einstein’s<\/span> <\/span>Letter 2-12-50<\/em>, and 4) James’<\/span> <\/span>Principles of Psychology (Ch1 intro)<\/em>, are two and the same. I recommend you read all four ! — did I mention they are only one page ? There are also four chapters from Anil Ananthaswamy’s<\/span> <\/span>The Man Who Wasn’t There<\/em>, and two from Oliver Sacks’<\/span> <\/span>Musicophilia<\/em>; these look at minds that are, well…, curiouser and curiouser. Alan Watt’s<\/span> <\/span>The Book<\/em>, supplies an ancient answer.<\/span><\/p>

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