tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post1207888513401558227..comments2023-10-30T04:16:25.917-04:00Comments on Sentient Developments: Buddhism vs Transhumanism?Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003484633933455827noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753820.post-2582287477023333262007-12-01T09:03:00.000-05:002007-12-01T09:03:00.000-05:00Can you amplify your statement about Buddhism bein...Can you amplify your statement about Buddhism being concerned with "the optimization of subjective experience?"<BR/><BR/>It seems to me that subjectivity, or the idea that there is a discrete "you" to futz with, is the first thing to be transcended through unconditioned acceptance.<BR/><BR/>Take away the film, the projector and what do yo have? The bulb, which is analogous to the necessarily mysterious, unconditioned mind.<BR/><BR/>Buddhism is fundamentally against "add-ons" to the individual sphere, as mind is already junked up with the projections of ego as is. The practice, as I understand it, is more about stripping away.<BR/><BR/>That said, I'm curious about scientific improvements to the biological species, as well as the possible transference of consciousness to a non-bio realm. But for now, I'll continue plodding down the Path.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com