Quote Originally Posted by zhineTech View Post
facepalm

i am disappointed by the simplistic reduction you guys are espousing, it's simply not true. the variation is recognized and discussed by some of the biggest researchers and writers in the field, and it jives with all my personal experiences, which is most definitely not 'hearsay.'

i hope this thread helps some of you with questions and an appreciation for the subtlety of consciousness. for the others, i think my post above covers all the necessary bases, so I'm not going to pop into this thread too much more often, at least until someone gives a meaningful reply to my questions above.
Well, zhineTech, at least you tried!

I've only been here for a brief time, but have found that presenting stuff like this can be difficult at times. I hope you keep it up!