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Polarity, Yes … Matter? Not So Sure

21-5-2019 < Activist Post 69 210 words
 

By Peter Tocci


Most people know something about polarity—North Pole/South Pole; putting the phone battery in the right way—opposing aspects of one thing. Less people may have considered what Einstein said concerning matter: “Reality is an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”


What follows is a theory about the nature of existence, including the nature of human being. It differs from religious and scientific views with the confession that ultimately it’s a great mystery. It will never be totally fathomed mentally, even though there are ideas and concepts that have been and can be expressed about it.


The best we may be able to do is develop/nurture a human capacity given little respect by science and virtually ignored in guiding society’s development(s): Intuition/Wisdom.







One thing that seems deplorable in any case, however, is routinely taking things for granted. How many people marvel, even occasionally, about the miracle of just being able to blink or wiggle a little finger? Little fish clean the rhinoceros standing under water—and his teeth. This amazes me (glad it’s not my job, though

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