Simulations of God The Science of Belief

by Lilly, John C

• ISBN13: 9781579511579
• ISBN10: 1579511570
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-08-21
• Publisher: Ronin Publishing

Summary

Efore the beginning was the VOID. Out of the void came God, the Star Maker, the Creator, the Decision Maker, the First Distinction. Out of God came the idea of self, the consciousness without an object, the consciousness of itself without an object, the consciousness without consciousness, self. We are part of the universe trying to describe itself and the rest of the universe. When you look inside and see yourself, there is nothing. Feedback is complete in the void; however, there is a sense of being, consciousness, a state of being I am, I am that, I am it. We project on these realities our own simulations, thus confusing what we wish the universe to be with what it is.

Author Biography

Physician biophysicist, neuroscientist, and inventor, Dr. John C. Lilly, M.D., specialized in the study of consciousness and worked in various fields of science, including biophysics, neurophysiology, electronics, and neuroanatomy. His research includes studies on solitude, isolation and confinement and dolphin-human relationships. In the mid 1950s he worked on Cortical Integration as part of the National Institute of Mental Health. In 1954 he invented the isolation tank and experimented with sensory deprivation. In 1959, Lilly founded the Communications Research Institute at St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands and served as its director until 1968. There he worked with dolphins exploring dolphin intelligence and human-dolphin communication. It was during this period that he was introduced to LSD and other psychoactives. He began using LSD and ketamine in combination with the tanks as a method of consciousness and metaprogramming exploration. Two movies have been inspired by Lilly's life: Day of the Dolphin (1973), in which the military attempts to use dolphins as a weapon, and Altered States (1980), in which scientists explore reality through the combination of isolation tanks and psychoactive chemicals. Lilly's books include, The Quiet Center, Programming the Human BioComputer, The Steersman, Tanks for the Memories , John Lilly, So Far, The Scientist: A Metaphysical Autobiography, Communication Between Man and Dolphin: The Possibilities of Talking With Other Species, The Deep Self: Profound Relaxation and the Tank Isolation Technique, The Dyadic Cyclone: The Autobiography of a Couple, Lilly on Dolphins, The Center of the Cyclone: An Autobiography of Inner Space, Programming and Metaprogramming the Human Biocomputer, The Mind of the Dolphin, The Dolphin in History, Man and Dolphin, and Simulations of God: The Science of Belief.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 4
Preface	p. 6
Foreword	p. 9
Note to the Reader	p. 11
Prologue	p. 19
Preface	p. 23
Introduction	p. 27
God As the Beginning	p. 41
I Am God	p. 45
God Out There	p. 56
God As Her/Him/It	p. 65
God As the Group	p. 73
God As Orgasm and Sex	p. 84
God As Death	p. 91
God As Drugs	p. 97
God As the Body	p. 105
God As Money	p. 115
God As Righteous Wrath	p. 122
God As Compassion	p. 129
God As War	p. 136
God As Science	p. 142
God As Mystery	p. 152
God As the Belief, the Simulation, the Model	p. 155
God As the Computer	p. 160
God Simulating Himself	p. 168
God As Consciousness-without-an-Object	p. 174
God As Humor	p. 178
God As Superspace, the Ultimate Collapse into the Black Hole, the End.	p. 184
The Ultimate Simulation	p. 189
God As the Diad	p. 192
Epilogue	p. 195
Author Bio	p. 199
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