Posts by Morgan King77

I’ve never actually given it a shot myself, but I can tell you right now that you're looking at a pretty steep learning curve ahead of you!

http://www.steinberg.net/en/home.html#/wavelab-7
http://www.propellerheads.se/

Those are the heavy hitters—the kind of pro-grade software the big studios use
You might be able to track some of them down on sites like WarezBB if you're feeling adventurous

I honestly think the tourism industry here could use a massive, show-stopping landmark—something that acts like a permanent, 24/7 commercial for the whole country... you know, like how the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, or Times Square basically put their cities on the map, or even something as flashy as what they've built in Dubai...

From where I'm sitting, it feels like most of these comments are missing the mark just a little bit.
It’s honestly kind of funny because some people try to wrap their thoughts up in this poetic, romantic way—sort of like how a songwriter might phrase things—but when you strip all that away, we’re all basically saying the exact same thing.

brisktiger56 said:Power...

isn't power really just potential? Like, an activity—an actual way of acting—that allows you to bring about some kind of targeted physical or spiritual change?

Think of power as this invisible, intangible force that finds its way into our reality through tangible things.
It’s a single, unified essence, yet it holds everything from high-level calculus and theology to computer science and military tech under one big umbrella.
The physical ways we actually see it show up are basically just our tools—things like weapons, data, a solid friendship, manipulation, or even cold hard cash.

Patrick Wright2 said:Man, anything can flip upside down from sunrise to sunset...
So you’re saying the reason we can't stick to our own damn decisions is because different versions of ourselves are pulling the strings...
Take me for example, I made this big move to just eat two meals a day, but then half the time I end up crushing a third one anyway, and it’s definitely not because I'm actually hungry—it’s more like some other version of me fought for that extra plate and won.
Wild stuff....

Actually, that wasn't my own thought, I was just quoting Ouspensky.
But honestly, it doesn't even have anything to do with whether you're actually hungry or not,
because at the end of the day, you still make that final choice regardless of how much your stomach is actually rumbling.

Is it more about Gurdjieff or Ouspensky?
I’m digging through this book by Ouspensky right now, but I honestly can't tell if these insights are actually his own unique teachings or if he's just passing along everything he learned from Gurdjieff.

It’s almost like we all have this internal committee of different personalities living inside us, where each one is tied to our deepest desires and moods, constantly duking it out for control!
For instance, you might make a firm, ironclad decision that you’re heading to bed early tonight to get some rest, but then the clock hits midnight and suddenly you're wide awake scrolling through Netflix instead of sleeping.
In those moments, it's pretty obvious that one version of you made the plan, while another version of you decided to stage a total rebellion against it.

That is such a fascinating topic to dive into...
It really boils down to how we can step back and observe our own consciousness...
But then you hit that deep question: what exactly is the "I" that is doing the observing?

Brandon Kelly6 said:But couldn't someone have power simply because of the position they hold within your "order"? huh?

That’s not really how I see my order playing out.
It’s more like a basic rule of nature—it's just the big fish eating the little fish, much like how a shark doesn't care about the rules of the reef!
Real power flows from actual strength rather than just being assigned a slot in a hierarchy.
Though, if you're talking strictly about an official title... like if someone is the President of the United States, then yeah, that authority definitely comes from the position itself!

Brandon Kelly6 said:Not really... power doesn't just show up, people build it. And as for the order you're talking about, I think power creates its own order naturally, so it doesn't need to be a law. It's all just about that balance of forces I mentioned before...

I think you might have missed the heart of what I was getting at here.
Power is this fundamental force that exists as a basic part of our reality.
Because individuals and groups possess varying levels of influence, social structures and orders naturally emerge in the world, almost like gravity pulling things together.

Brandon Kelly6 said:But what if power isn't even a phenomenon? If I had to define it, I guess I'd just call it a current ratio of strength. Maybe. Constants don't really factor in here...

Think of power as a phenomenon because it's something that actually manifests itself in our everyday lives, much like how a sudden summer storm rolls in over the Midwest.
And it acts like a law too, since it works to establish order, similar to how the Constitution provides the framework for everything we do in this country.

Brandon Kelly6 said:What do you mean by constant? Can someone be sick today and powerful tomorrow? Or the other way around? Where's the constant in that?

Power is completely relative, even setting aside what I'm saying here. And it isn't some "presence." I don't even know what that means... I've never had much patience for those kinds of vague, fluid definitions...

It feels like you’re focusing on how much influence a single person or a whole crowd actually holds, rather than looking at power itself as this fundamental force of nature!

Brandon Kelly6 said:it's definitely relative.
try explaining how you can separate it from its source, then we can talk about relativity...

Power is actually a constant phenomenon
so it isn't really relative at all
It’s just a relative fact that being aggressive makes you feel powerful.

Brandon Kelly6 said:I like this story. But I wonder how much power either would have if there were rocks rolling along the bottom of that creek? You know what I mean... power is relative...

Power isn't something you can just call relative.
What *is* relative is where that energy actually comes from, kind of like how different fuel sources change how fast a car can go!

Timothy Green19 said:Back in the day, the master blacksmiths who forged swords were often held in higher regard than the warriors who actually carried them. I suppose when you have two masters at the absolute top of their game, choosing a winner is an impossible task. So, they reached a sort of agreement—each would forge a single blade, and then they’d put them through a test to finally settle the score.
The test was simple, if somewhat unconventional: they would plunge both blades into the bed of a stream, edge-up, facing upstream. And that is exactly what they did.
It was autumn, and a few stray leaves were drifting lazily down the current. As each leaf drifted into the path of the first smith's sword, it would be sliced clean through.

But on the second smith's blade... not a single leaf managed to touch the edge. It stayed untouched.

So, which of these blades is actually the more powerful one?

Honestly, the greatest victory is the one where you don't even have to fight.

wearyowl29 said:Maybe it's better just to live it instead of overthinking everything!😕

It's wild to think about how many brilliant minds throughout history have wrestled with that exact same mystery, yet we’re still searching for a definitive answer today.
We exist, plain and simple, but grasping the true essence of our own existence feels a bit like trying to catch smoke with your bare hands...
So incredibly fascinating...

It’s honestly kind of hilarious how life works out sometimes, isn't it? We go through all these massive milestones, yet we still don't have the slightest clue when it comes to answering life's biggest, most fundamental questions...

Just a simple question about a pretty deep topic...
Who are we, really?
I'd love to hear what you all think—whether it's based on religious teachings, philosophical ideas, or just your own gut feeling, anything goes as long as it tackles the question!
Feel free to go off on a tangent too, maybe even diving into what our purpose is in this big wide world.

dustyskipper3 said:In this morning's paper, I was reading about how scientists Dr. Saša Ceci and Dr. Dario Hrupec from the Roger Bošković Institute are challenging Dr. Davor Pavuna’s claim that "judge Zlatko can levitate according to the laws of physics," and his suggestion that he might "soon, much like Jesus, pass through walls."

Regarding judge Zlatko’s perception of reality, Dr. Hrupec—speaking as someone who views him as a charismatic and passionate believer—noted: "That is his reality, and the reality of his followers. In his own mind, he is levitating, existing here and there simultaneously. We skeptics, perhaps, cannot perceive this, but then again, who are we to blame if our minds aren't quite as open?"

Pavuna, however, counters by saying that "science is merely the poetry of living nature’s creation." When addressing testimonies of levitation and descriptions of similar paranormal events, he suggests that "Nikola Tesla understood this perfectly, as did Roger Bošković, each within the context of their own era."

As for the actual physics, I suppose there are some explanations floating around the internet. Some mention the example of Paramahansa Yogananda, who reportedly witnessed the bilocation of his teacher, a family friend and yogi named Swami Pranabananda.

The discovery of "biophotons"—this coherent light, almost like a laser, stored in and emitted by all living cells—suggests that quantum states of coherent photons at a macro level could produce resonant, collective wave effects, such as telepathy or even teleportation. Swanson mentions that the human body could be viewed as a "quantum system, with a set of quantum states vibrating together." Essentially, the human body might function as a coherent oscillatory system where every electron synchronizes with the others in a shared phase, mutually stimulating one another to vibrate. When the human body builds up a reservoir of coherent energy that takes on a spatial pattern, it increases the probability that such a structure or pattern will manifest in real life. This power of coherence and synchronization might allow for extraordinary phenomena, like people being able to teleport or exist in two places at once.

So, I guess a theoretical basis for this kind of thinking does actually exist. But it makes me wonder... why would people even want to bilocate in the first place? For telepathy or teleportation, the reason seems obvious—it saves time and makes communication or travel more efficient. But bilocation, from what I understand, happens when someone has an intense, overwhelming desire to be somewhere else. Maybe they want to be with a loved one to help them or just to see them, but they are physically stuck elsewhere due to their location or perhaps certain obligations and duties that prevent them from traveling. In that case, maybe that intense feeling creates this coherence and synchronization—this resonant quantum effect. It's as if the electron vibration triggered by that initial feeling somehow transfers via resonance to every single electron in every cell of the body, allowing the person to be in two different places at once.

😍What do you all think about that?

I honestly feel like our minds can only wrap themselves around things we actually have the capacity to achieve, much like how you can't even dream of flying a fighter jet if you've never even sat in a cockpit before.
But reaching a level where we could even grasp something like this would require an incredibly long journey, and frankly, we aren't even standing at the starting line yet.
Besides, what we think about it doesn't really change the reality, because right now, this kind of thing is just completely out of reach for us...