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Recieved: 1999/10/10 02:35
Subject: Re: [K-list] Autism as a means of enlightenment
From: Martin Thompson

01:02:41 Sun, 10 Oct 1999
 at PokimontazATnospamaol.com writes:
>
><< Interesting questions. Depending on the nature of his consciousness
> under these conditions, he might be able to reproduce the patterns while
> in full possession of his faculties, having experienced what it feels
> like - a sort of biofeedback process with rocket boosters. A sort of
> electromagnetic Zen koan: stop the mind; now there it is! >>
>
>
>OKay so he gets to manipulate his degree of autism...sounds too much like me
>Brave New World for my liking. Doesnt having complete possession of
>faculties defeat what autism is anyway?????

Probably, but there are self-taught savants around as well, and
measurements of their brain functions suggests that consciously
controlled autism is how they do it.

> Further if he can mechanically
>reproduce the patterns of enlightenment then chances are that he was not
>NATURALLY intended for enlightenment.

If he was not "naturally" intended for enlightenment by this means, he
wouldn't have been placed on a world where it could happen. Not that it
necessarily can, of course.

> We have all mentioned that no matter
>what mediation or breathing exercises we do if it wasnt meant to be then it
>will NOT be....what makes this guy so special? Although if you want to
>argue through the theory of "fate" and "predestination" you could say that it
>is predestined that he be enlightened by such atrificial means...

Exactly. And anyway, science is natural. Why use difficult methods if
easy ones are available? Perhaps we are all meant to fly - if we can
make our own wings.

>but that i
>think is highly unlikely. Even with "fate" every action must serve a purpose
>in a larger picture of life...and what would artificial enlightenment be for?
> I guess to make it easier for everyone to be enlightened which would make
>for a "better" functioning society?
>
Why not? What use is "artificial" light? As Faraday said when asked what
use his experiments in electricity could be, he said, "What use is a
baby?"

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