Although this is quite insightfull and correct within its own context it does not even begin to scratch the surface when it comes to the matter-energy continuum and how we observe/imagine. Since physical observation and more precisely measurement/experimental repeatabliity is the foundation upon which science is based, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Priciple makes it difficult to accept science as valid at all. (Although it certainly is fun!)
In addition, using the latest scanning technology we "observe" the brain function in exactly the same way whether we are shown a picture of say a rabbit or asked to imagine a rabbit. Therefore, if we are to believe that what we currently know/understand about how the brain works then the conclusion we arrive at most readily is that there is no difference between "reality" and imagination.
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Although this is quite insightfull and correct within its own context it does not even begin to scratch the surface when it comes to the matter-energy continuum and how we observe/imagine. Since physical observation and more precisely measurement/experimental repeatabliity is the foundation upon which science is based, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Priciple makes it difficult to accept science as valid at all. (Although it certainly is fun!)
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In addition, using the latest scanning technology we "observe" the brain function in exactly the same way whether we are shown a picture of say a rabbit or asked to imagine a rabbit. Therefore, if we are to believe that what we currently know/understand about how the brain works then the conclusion we arrive at most readily is that there is no difference between "reality" and imagination.
Two good books to read are:
The Physics of Consciousness: The Quantum Mind and the Meaning of Life
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/073
The Collapse of Chaos: Discovering Simplicity in a Complex World
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/014