fixuplooksharp Moderate Poster
Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 216
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Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 1:42 pm Post subject: Interesting Find |
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I found this video the other day and i found it very interesting and thought i should share it with all of you lot. It will probably induce some positive thinking.
http://sanityforsale.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/the-meaning-of-life/
Filmed on location in Portland, Oregon, What the Bleep Do We Know blends a fictional story line, documentary-style discussion, and computer animation to present a view of the physical universe and human life within it, with purported connections to neuroscience and quantum physics. Some ideas discussed in the film are:
* The universe is best seen as constructed from thought (or ideas) rather than from substance (see idealism);
* What has long been considered “empty space” is anything but empty (see vacuum energy);
* Our beliefs about who we are and what is real are not simply observations, but rather form ourselves and our realities (see solipsism).
* Peptides manufactured in the brain can cause a bodily reaction to an emotion, resulting in a new perspective to old adages such as “think positively” and “be careful what you wish for.”
In the fictional part, Amanda, a deaf photographer (played by Marlee Matlin) acts as the viewer’s avatar as she experiences her life from startlingly new and different perspectives.
In the documentary part of the film, a number of purported scientific experts in quantum physics, biology, medicine, psychiatry, and theology discuss the roots and meaning of Amanda’s experiences. However, viewers are not told the credentials of the experts until the credits at the end of the film. The comments of the scientific experts converge on a single theme: “We all create our own reality.” Although not widely held by the scientific community, this point of view correlates with the subjective experience. Authors arguing related viewpoints include Jane Roberts (the Seth books), Richard Bach (Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Illusions), the writings of Abraham-Hicks, and of Deepak Chopra, Dr. Wayne Dyer, and Dr. David R. Hawkins. |
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