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Originally posted by CSflim
Ouch! Some blatant egocentrism going on in this thread.
The universe does not revolve around the earth, let alone rely on you for it's existence.
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Of course, you will reply that, that is not really what you are talking about
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No, actually, that is exactly what I am talking about. It may be the world continues when I go away, but I know I will not continue to care about it. You say ego-centric like it is a bad thing. Well, lemme flip that on it's head for you: The golden rule only works if you are self interested. I want peole to do unto me what I want done unto me, not what they think is good for me, and therefore I will do that unto them. Ego centrism is what drives it. If you start being selfless about it you get paternalistic, nanny morality, and that makes me gag.
Now, as to perception and creation, argue semantics all you want, and the more you get away from "I create the world" the more trivial it becomes. If you let this way of looking at it empower you, then thamaturgy is in your grasp. That is what Crowley was all about, that is what Leary was all about, that is what Wilson is getting at, and that is what I'm saying: By an act of will I create the world - I take responibility for my perceptions and I can make things happen.