The Connection of Ideas
February 24, 2024 4 minutes • 662 words
Table of contents
Principles (click to expand)
| Principles | Assertions |
|---|---|
| Everything is an Idea | Complex Ideas are made of Simple Ideas |
Compound Ideas are Made up of Simple Ideas
Since ideas are static, it is the mind, powered by desire, that connects them together, in a chain. This leads to the creation of compound ideas from many simple ones.
Spinoza earlier had a similar idea, though linking the connection of ideas to God.
While the 5 Layers show the vertical hierarchy of reality, the connection of ideas, and integration of simple into complex, show its lateral organization.
The concept of the dharma of ideas, combined with their inherent ability to be connected to, and fused with, each other (as to create ideas within ideas), is the foundation of our concept of the oversoul wherein:
- a soul, as an idea of the Supreme, has many selves as its sub-ideas. This is essential in Bio-Superphysics.
- individual souls taken together make up the soul of society, which we call the metapyhsical society-organism. This is essential in Social Superphysics
I can only compare the soul to a republic with several members united by the reciprocal ties of government and subordination. This gives rise to other persons who propagate the same republic through constant change. The same republic may change its members, laws, and constitutions.
Similarly, a person may vary his character, disposition, impressions and ideas, without losing his identity. Whatever changes he endures, his parts are still connected by causation.
To save itself energy, the mind usually connects those ideas that are resembling, contiguous, or those that are easily linked by cause and effect. This leads to shallow analysis and conclusions.
For example, a wife might notice that her husband comes home late from work often. Her mind connects facts and, without effort, jumps to the conclusion that he is cheating on her.
This can be avoided by critical thinking and critical feeling which “catches” the thoughts and feelings, to be explained in Chapter 10.
Beliefs
Compound ideas can be connected to other compound ones that impart a similar vibration or feeling in order to reinforce each other.
These are called beliefs. These beliefs can be:
- positive, such as the belief in a Savior, in better days ahead, etc. or
- negative, such as the belief that Friday the 13 th is bad luck, that an Apocalypse will happen, etc
Many beliefs are imposed on us by our parents and by society during our childhood. These can be religious, cultural, scientific, philopsophical, etc.
Since beliefs can be positive or negative then there not all beliefs are good. The most dangerous are dogmas that limit the capabilities of the mind.
Even science has dogmas:
- Physicists require evidence to be perceived by the 5 senses, ignoring the 6th sense of intiutional feeling. Our alternative to this is Material Superphysics which uses intuition.
- Economists believe that money is the only way to exchange goods and services, ignoring barter. Our alternative to this is Supereconomics which is based on dharma instead of money.
- Doctors require medicines to pass clinical trials that do not take into account the mentality and personality type of the patients. Our Medical Superphysics takes into account mentality and personality.
