tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-433440494954489625.post4488677654631725132..comments2009-12-15T09:35:32.509-08:00Comments on Existentialism @ Rhodes: Meditative thinking as value creatingDoctor Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13189506916480012553noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-433440494954489625.post-22979219822076623322009-09-27T20:30:26.438-07:002009-09-27T20:30:26.438-07:00I don't think there are limits on the calculat...I don't think there are limits on the calculative thinker, I think there are limits on the calculative way of thinking. The whole point of calculative thinking is performing calculations within a set of parameters, which can be reproduced. Calculative thinking is not in any way behind meditative thinking, but just a less individualistic way of rationalizing, one that is common and the same across individuals.Alin Floreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00857131111836910209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-433440494954489625.post-20954697104204712422009-09-27T16:18:08.670-07:002009-09-27T16:18:08.670-07:00I agree with much of your critique on thought in r...I agree with much of your critique on thought in regards to existence, although, I think we are all guilty in assuming that there are limits of the calculative thinker. Yes, as of now, the calculative thinker cannot answer the fundamental questions of existence and self; but, isn’t that due to the fact that the calculative thinker is relatively new to the realm of thought. He/she has yet to gain the capacity to answer questions that humans have been meditating on since our species began: why am I, and what is my purpose? These questions resonate within us and can still only be ‘answered’ in the form of meditative thought, but when calculative thought gets to this level our question of existence will be definite. While, this breakthrough probably won’t happen in our lifetime, it would be cool to see.Aaron Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07848811443773225988noreply@blogger.com