ok this lady is just like John Titor who in my opinion was a hoax cause so far his predictions have all been false.
Alcyone of Mars claimes to be a time traveller as well who came from the 109th century from the year 10831 oh and GET THIS SHE LIVES ON MARS!!!
We hear alot about those time travellers dudes these days and about December 2012.
What I found intersting though about Alcyone of Mars is she talks about history and 2012 as well apparently according to her not a solar storm or a polar shift or a planet x will hit earth in 2012 but an invasion from the Gray Aliens! to what? oh to get out intelligence. oh wait it gets better wanna read more go here
http://zale81.blogspot.com/2009/10/alcyone-of-mars-time-traveler-from-year.html
anyways I am interested in time travel and aliens however this lady's story makes a good movie than a reality. I don't believe what I read but I keep an open mind. about 2012 even the Astronomers have manifested that nothing will happen in 2012 its a hoax which I believe however to see if any of this is true i guess will just have to wait and see.
Cheers.
You could check out NASA'S opinion about 2012 here
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012.html
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Descartes and the Demon Possibility
Rene’ Descartes, (31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) was a French philosopher, mathematician, physicist, and writer who spent most of his adult life in the Dutch Republic. He has been considered the "Father of Modern Philosophy".
What I really found interesting about Descartes is his doubt of his very own existence. I’ll just outline his ideas and theories which I found simply; unique and genius.
Descartes introduced his book of Meditations in 1641 where he revealed his doubts about his existence.
Firstly, he presents his idea of the “Brain in Vat”. Here Descartes states the possibility that what is there is a genius demon that has disconnected the human brain from its body and kept alive in a vat of nutrient fluid.
A demon that is very powerful and a genius spirit who could not only feed the mind with illusory experiences but also causes a reason to reason badly e.g. to belief that 2+2=4 which could be a delusion, a spirit causing mistaken arithmetic.
A demon possibility if it were actually happening, a large number of people’s basic beliefs would not be certain. E.g. being so insane that one could not reason dreaming from reality.
In other words what if everything we are living is a lie? How could we ever be sure that everything around us is not an illusion? He speaks of the idea of the Matrix and the brain in the vat connected to a computer system that gives people experiences of taste, sight, touch, smell, hearing etc just like as it would be in real experiences.
He describes how his senses deceive him and they are not reliable. That is; the stick in the water seems to him bent when in fact is straight.
But then Descartes gets a sudden realisation, (I’m doubting my beliefs, so whatever I am doing I am doubting, but I could not doubt unless I exist so I can be sure that at any rate I exist. Doubting is just one kind of thinking, and any kind of thinking requires a thinker.” Then he arrived at a conclusion, (I think therefore I am) because whatever thinks exists, I think then I must exist.
However; if this evil genius is able to fool you about 2+4= is a 7 or a 5, might he also be able to fool you about whether you exist. Therefore, surely your belief in your own existence is not completely certain.
What I really found interesting about Descartes is his doubt of his very own existence. I’ll just outline his ideas and theories which I found simply; unique and genius.
Descartes introduced his book of Meditations in 1641 where he revealed his doubts about his existence.
Firstly, he presents his idea of the “Brain in Vat”. Here Descartes states the possibility that what is there is a genius demon that has disconnected the human brain from its body and kept alive in a vat of nutrient fluid.
A demon that is very powerful and a genius spirit who could not only feed the mind with illusory experiences but also causes a reason to reason badly e.g. to belief that 2+2=4 which could be a delusion, a spirit causing mistaken arithmetic.
A demon possibility if it were actually happening, a large number of people’s basic beliefs would not be certain. E.g. being so insane that one could not reason dreaming from reality.
In other words what if everything we are living is a lie? How could we ever be sure that everything around us is not an illusion? He speaks of the idea of the Matrix and the brain in the vat connected to a computer system that gives people experiences of taste, sight, touch, smell, hearing etc just like as it would be in real experiences.
He describes how his senses deceive him and they are not reliable. That is; the stick in the water seems to him bent when in fact is straight.
But then Descartes gets a sudden realisation, (I’m doubting my beliefs, so whatever I am doing I am doubting, but I could not doubt unless I exist so I can be sure that at any rate I exist. Doubting is just one kind of thinking, and any kind of thinking requires a thinker.” Then he arrived at a conclusion, (I think therefore I am) because whatever thinks exists, I think then I must exist.
However; if this evil genius is able to fool you about 2+4= is a 7 or a 5, might he also be able to fool you about whether you exist. Therefore, surely your belief in your own existence is not completely certain.
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