Subjective Science of the Absolute & Perceptual Realities J. Shashi Kiran Reddy* & Contzen Pereira Independent Researchers on Life and Consciousness, India "...the least and lowest meaning of the term 'Being,' without which it would be meaningless, is perceivability" (Shadworth Hodgson, 1898) We ask... ...? • How do we know what we know? • How do we perceive ourselves and the world around? • Is what we perceive the only reality that exists? (or) • Is there a different reality other than what we perceive? (Not referring to the source of C, but to the CoC, in the very limit of our physical structure) More Questions........ Possibilities... • Objective (Physical reality) – • Different phenomenal realities (like multiverses or other worlds). • Subjective (Experiential reality) – • Different realities our level of perception (flexible...like what they report in the spiritual literature). • Some reality exist, but access is limited (what we can perceive is our only reality). Perceptual Realities.... • Cognitive Inhibitory Mechanisms (Results in the experience of oneness – Altered perception). "Our brains reduce external stimuli into countable perceptions" (Kriegeskorte and Kievit 2013) • Sensory Faculties/Agents • What defines our sensory capabilities? • Do all living creatures perceive reality in the same way? • Why do we have different sensing mechanisms to that of other living creatures? 1Subjective Science and Absolute Reality. Journal of Consciousness, 2016; 18 (60): 663; 2Science, Subjectivity & Reality. JCER, 2016; 7 (4): 333-336; 3On Science & the perception of Reality. JCER, 2016; 7 (7): 584-587 Example Visual Perception 1Subjective Science and Absolute Reality. Journal of Consciousness, 2016; 18 (60): 663; 2Science, Subjectivity & Reality. JCER, 2016; 7 (4): 333-336; 3On Science & the perception of Reality. JCER, 2016; 7 (7): 584-587 How do they perceive you? Have you ever wondered how you appear to them? Spatial & Temporal Components (?) Visual Perception Human Vs Animals Technological Analogs (Biomimetics) http://uvir.eu/ Temporal Difference in Perception (Tech Analogs) (High Speed Camera) K. Healy et al. / Animal Behaviour 86 (2013) 685-696 Absolute Reality and Science • Same reality is perceived by different living creatures in a different way. • Any absolute reality? • Science as a tool to understand the Cosmos. • Is Science taking this into consideration in its investigations? • What is it addressing? (Human centric view or the absolute view?). 1Subjective Science and Absolute Reality. Journal of Consciousness, 2016; 18 (60): 663; 2Science, Subjectivity & Reality. JCER, 2016; 7 (4): 333-336; 3On Science & the perception of Reality. JCER, 2016; 7 (7): 584-587 Objective Science and Subjectivity • So we need altogether a different science, because it is not taking subjective aspect into consideration. • The new science would be the subjective science or the absolute science. "As scientists attempt to understand a living system, they move down from dimension to dimension, from one level of complexity to the next lower level. I followed this course in my own studies. I went from anatomy to the study of tissues, then to electron microscopy and chemistry, and finally to quantum mechanics. This downward journey through the scale of dimensions has its irony, for in my search for the secret of life, I ended up with atoms and electrons, which have no life at all. Somewhere along the line life has run out through my fingers. So, in my old age, I am now retracing my steps, trying to fight my way back." (Szent-Gyorgyi, 1972) Conclusion A different science of subjectivity is needed to address the • living systems. • Knowing our own stand in the cosmic scheme of things can help in cultivating a cosmic group consciousness and nonviolence. • One should be in tune with Nature (... that's why no conflicts in tribal cultures...). "An organism is something which the scientific method cannot deal with; it is a hard, round, smooth nut, which experimental analysis can neither crack nor lever open at any point. As soon as a hole is made in it, it explodes like a Prince Rupert drop and vanishes away." (Needhma, 1929) Thank You • Acknowledgements • https://www.boredpanda.com/camerasanimals-helping-photographers/