Is the ultimate nature of reality based on the mind?

[Alan1986]

Does the external world have an absolute existence?
Are you a idealist or a realist? And why so?
What do you think of the sentence: "Time is a thought or a measure, not a substance.", given that space and time are part of the same continuum rather than separate entities.

[Razly]

Consciousness is the fundamental reality.

[icutoffheads]

Originally Posted by Razly

Consciousness is the fundamental reality.

truth.




think not so much of the mind, but more of the heart.

[Melchior]

Originally Posted by Alan1986

Does the external world have an absolute existence?

Probably, but it's an odd sort of absolute existence as there is really no 'barrier' between the external world and the internal world, whatever the two may be. In other words, the two are inextricably linked together such that it would be easier to simply call it the world (at the fundamental level at least, approximations become 'useful' as we move higher in scope in explaining things even though these 'things' we're explaining, ourselves included, are still at that point not separate from each other due to the connections at the fundamental level).

Are you a idealist or a realist? And why so?

Probably a realist given my response above. But it really boils down to the idea of "Which came first: the chicken or the egg?". Personally, I do not believe that human consciousness is fundamental, although some form of 'consciousness' may be, sometimes referred to as God, although I prefer the term Nature. Does the phrase: "all is one, and all is different" have any meaning for you?

What do you think of the sentence: "Time is a thought or a measure, not a substance.", given that space and time are part of the same continuum rather than separate entities.

The conversion factor between time and distance is c (the speed of light in a vacuum). Because I don't know what you imply by the term 'thought', I'll have to go with 'measure' for now, and it's just as much as a substance as a dimension of measurement is a substance (i.e. not really at all given the general definition of what a substance is).

[nicbrahms]

Originally Posted by Alan1986

Does the external world have an absolute existence?
Are you a idealist or a realist? And why so?
What do you think of the sentence: "Time is a thought or a measure, not a substance.", given that space and time are part of the same continuum rather than separate entities.

The external world has an absolute existence in that we have created it with our mind, and creations of mind are all in this current dimension of existence.

I am an idealist because I don't take reality at face value, I decide the ideal reality I would like.

I accept that time and space are linear concepts of mind developed for our survival. I have also always accepted that time and space can not exist without each other. You can not have space to traverse without time as a factor and there can not be time if there is no space.
All is mind all is now and all is projection.

One day we will evolve enough to break down the linear conception of time and space and we will see the truth about reality and its formulation, I look forward to such a time.

[rei]

Originally Posted by Alan1986

Does the external world have an absolute existence?
Are you a idealist or a realist? And why so?
What do you think of the sentence: "Time is a thought or a measure, not a substance.", given that space and time are part of the same continuum rather than separate entities.

if we choose to see the external as existing in an absolute, objective, static way, then it does. if we choose to see it as a collective reflection of something else, then it is.

i'm an idealist because i know it's realistic to expect the extraordinary. speaking in terms of what is actually possible, regardless of the odds. and speaking of what i consider to be a higher understanding of realism. if the external reality is the side effect of illusion, then it's realistic to focus on the possibilities of stretching the illusion.

the sentence you offered is interesting. i can manipulate time, which makes it seem more like a substance or force if it can be altered, but i could just be manipulating the thought that is time. interesting idea. oh, and somehow i manipulate my experience of time without affecting the physical space, which seems a little weird. maybe the space is affected but it's more subtle than what i would tend to notice despite being fairly observant.

[Cuddles444]

Time is man made.

[Manomanman]

We co-create the reality we experience. We cannot experience reality without inputs (that we're not aware of), and without our mind.

That's why the idea "reality is subjective" is such a compelling idea. Namely, we know nothing outside of our own minds with any certainty.

The "ultimate nature of reality" is whatever you decide it is.

LOL, sorry for the big font size but I felt strongly about it