Thanks Dr. Ingram. Very interesting. In your book you say "The suffering of the ordinary world can be extremely unpredictable, and working to relieve it is a very complex business, the work of a lifetime, or, for those who emphasize rebirth, the work of eons." Do you believe in rebirth? Joseph Goldstein recently affirmed his belief in rebirth with Dan Harris. It's all very confusing to me. Thanks
Hey, Daniel here: I personally am a strict ontologically agnostic Empirical empirical pragmatist, meaning, briefly, that I hold all ontological interpretations lightly, seeing in my own personal experience right now (Empirical, in the David Hume sense), if they reproducibly (empirical in the scientific experiment sense) produce some value (pragmatism). So, you can experiment for yourself what holding a belief in rebirth or not does for you, today, in various settings and for various practical applications. I have had totally contradictory but equally compelling experiences of both what might be interpreted as "past lives", as well as the ongoing living experiences that there is absolutely nothing to be reborn of any of these immediate, utterly transient sensations, but personally find it unhelpful to cling to any of these, except very lightly in various situations and depending on the epistemic and practical frame that might arise that might seem to benefit from an emphasis on the one or the other paradigm. Best wishes for your own journey in sorting out these seemingly perennial topics. I also don't want to impose my views, or agnosticism regarding views, on anyone else, particularly, meaning that I offer these not as rigid prescriptions of non-rigidity, but as one person's opinion on the internet, hopefully of value to someone.
Excellent question! Thank you, Dr. Ingram! Are you familiar with Dr. Adeel Khan's work? His clinic is Eterna Health. You two could have a fantastic discussion! He just hosted his first longevity conference in Austin this past February. You would be a valuable panelist for the nest one!
Daniel's power level is too high. Good thing he's on our side haha
Thanks Dr. Ingram. Very interesting. In your book you say "The suffering of the ordinary world can be extremely unpredictable, and working to relieve it is a very complex business, the work of a lifetime, or, for those who emphasize rebirth, the work of eons."
Do you believe in rebirth? Joseph Goldstein recently affirmed his belief in rebirth with Dan Harris. It's all very confusing to me. Thanks
Hey, Daniel here: I personally am a strict ontologically agnostic Empirical empirical pragmatist, meaning, briefly, that I hold all ontological interpretations lightly, seeing in my own personal experience right now (Empirical, in the David Hume sense), if they reproducibly (empirical in the scientific experiment sense) produce some value (pragmatism). So, you can experiment for yourself what holding a belief in rebirth or not does for you, today, in various settings and for various practical applications. I have had totally contradictory but equally compelling experiences of both what might be interpreted as "past lives", as well as the ongoing living experiences that there is absolutely nothing to be reborn of any of these immediate, utterly transient sensations, but personally find it unhelpful to cling to any of these, except very lightly in various situations and depending on the epistemic and practical frame that might arise that might seem to benefit from an emphasis on the one or the other paradigm. Best wishes for your own journey in sorting out these seemingly perennial topics. I also don't want to impose my views, or agnosticism regarding views, on anyone else, particularly, meaning that I offer these not as rigid prescriptions of non-rigidity, but as one person's opinion on the internet, hopefully of value to someone.
Excellent question! Thank you, Dr. Ingram! Are you familiar with Dr. Adeel Khan's work? His clinic is Eterna Health. You two could have a fantastic discussion! He just hosted his first longevity conference in Austin this past February. You would be a valuable panelist for the nest one!
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