The Neuroscience of Avatar? - TechHui2024-03-29T15:10:14Zhttp://www.techhui.com/forum/topics/the-neuroscience-of-avatar?commentId=1702911%3AComment%3A59068&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAvatar director vows to fight…tag:www.techhui.com,2010-04-17:1702911:Comment:599942010-04-17T06:37:04.988ZKonstantin A Lukinhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/KonstantinLukin
<a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iryYF7hsxKhlUtTql8N3VBDxoENA" target="_blank">Avatar director vows to fight on for Amazon</a><br />
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It is interesting how it took James Cameron, Avatar's director, to write a whole movie before realizing that his story has direct correlations to planet Earth. I applaud to such <i>responsible</i> activity.<br />
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<blockquote>"Avatar was based on real but abstract stories. It came out of articles in National Geographic and documentaries on TV. But…</blockquote>
<a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iryYF7hsxKhlUtTql8N3VBDxoENA" target="_blank">Avatar director vows to fight on for Amazon</a><br />
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It is interesting how it took James Cameron, Avatar's director, to write a whole movie before realizing that his story has direct correlations to planet Earth. I applaud to such <i>responsible</i> activity.<br />
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<blockquote>"Avatar was based on real but abstract stories. It came out of articles in National Geographic and documentaries on TV. But after meeting the indigenous people of the Amazon with whom we communicated very clearly and emotionally, it's real for me. And it's personal," Cameron said.</blockquote> An interesting article concer…tag:www.techhui.com,2010-04-15:1702911:Comment:598952010-04-15T21:47:53.542ZKonstantin A Lukinhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/KonstantinLukin
An interesting article concerning the Avatar movie and how it relates to this Planet's reality.<br />
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<a href="http://news.discovery.com/earth/cameron-amazon-rainforest-brazil-avatar.html" target="_blank">CAMERON: AMAZON DAM DISPUTE A REAL-LIFE 'AVATAR'</a><br />
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<blockquote>"Avatar" has struck a chord with environmentalists worldwide, from China, where millions have been displaced by major infrastructure projects, to Bolivia, where Evo Morales, the nation's first indigenous president, praised the film…</blockquote>
An interesting article concerning the Avatar movie and how it relates to this Planet's reality.<br />
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<a href="http://news.discovery.com/earth/cameron-amazon-rainforest-brazil-avatar.html" target="_blank">CAMERON: AMAZON DAM DISPUTE A REAL-LIFE 'AVATAR'</a><br />
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<blockquote>"Avatar" has struck a chord with environmentalists worldwide, from China, where millions have been displaced by major infrastructure projects, to Bolivia, where Evo Morales, the nation's first indigenous president, praised the film for sending the message of saving the environment from exploitation.
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"I'm drawn into a situation where a real-life 'Avatar' confrontation is in progress," Cameron said in a telephone interview while en route to protests taking place in front of the Mines and Energy Ministry.<br />
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"What's happening in 'Avatar' is happening in Brazil and places like India and China, where traditional villages are displaced by big infrastructure projects," he added.</blockquote> Yes, it is. What's amazing to…tag:www.techhui.com,2010-04-03:1702911:Comment:590782010-04-03T23:46:11.922ZKonstantin A Lukinhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/KonstantinLukin
Yes, it is. What's amazing to me is not so much the colors, but the <i>message</i> in every single painting. I can stare at some for long time and keep mentally interacting with it. Some paintings are literally alive & moving. Others, such as the one above, look like environmental energy maps.<br />
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I've also heard that indigenous Australian shamans use paintings as visualization techniques to cure various deseases, which is also observed in African and Amazonian tribes. It might do current…
Yes, it is. What's amazing to me is not so much the colors, but the <i>message</i> in every single painting. I can stare at some for long time and keep mentally interacting with it. Some paintings are literally alive & moving. Others, such as the one above, look like environmental energy maps.<br />
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I've also heard that indigenous Australian shamans use paintings as visualization techniques to cure various deseases, which is also observed in African and Amazonian tribes. It might do current medicine much good to absorb indigenous information. It could even be possible to find cure for more serious deceases, such as cancer - by uniting scientific methods with indigenous knowledge.<br />
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Such paintings also look like effective language substitutions, as they use <i>intuitive</i> ways to transmit data to the observer. It's a pity that only few see the connection between these paintings, the environment, and ourselves, mostly mistaking them for <i>beautiful</i> pieces of art. That is beautiful work. One o…tag:www.techhui.com,2010-04-03:1702911:Comment:590682010-04-03T22:25:07.320ZDaniel Leuckhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/dleuck
That is beautiful work. One of my favorite things about our stay in Queensland was all the amazing aboriginal art.
That is beautiful work. One of my favorite things about our stay in Queensland was all the amazing aboriginal art. Just for general FYI, here is…tag:www.techhui.com,2010-04-03:1702911:Comment:590662010-04-03T21:41:41.135ZKonstantin A Lukinhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/KonstantinLukin
Just for general FYI, here is some more outstanding Aboriginal Art paintings that I think are relevant to this discussion.<br />
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<p style="text-align:left"><img src="http://karaart.com/aboriginalart/kemp/03.jpg"/></p>
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And especially this one, looks very much like the Tree of Life..<br />
<p style="text-align:left"><img src="http://cache.virtualtourist.com/3685387-Aboriginal_Art-Manly.jpg"/></p>
Just for general FYI, here is some more outstanding Aboriginal Art paintings that I think are relevant to this discussion.<br />
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<p style="text-align:left"><img src="http://karaart.com/aboriginalart/kemp/03.jpg"/></p>
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And especially this one, looks very much like the Tree of Life..<br />
<p style="text-align:left"><img src="http://cache.virtualtourist.com/3685387-Aboriginal_Art-Manly.jpg"/></p> Just noticed the Tree of Life…tag:www.techhui.com,2010-03-11:1702911:Comment:580482010-03-11T22:51:40.739ZGus Higuerahttp://www.techhui.com/profile/GusHiguera
Just noticed the Tree of Life painting you posted. I have that on my wall of my lil studio.
Just noticed the Tree of Life painting you posted. I have that on my wall of my lil studio. I'd say we tend to think of o…tag:www.techhui.com,2010-03-11:1702911:Comment:580442010-03-11T20:54:12.378ZKonstantin A Lukinhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/KonstantinLukin
<blockquote>I'd say we tend to think of ourselves as atomic individuals that exert mastery and control over things external to us.. rather than interacting and being a part of things.</blockquote>
Yea, we live in a world of power & competition, consumerism and greed. Everything is about me me me me me me me... A very boring point of view, if you ask me. It is much more fun to be a part of things, which opens up possibilities that were not previously available. I would like to see more…
<blockquote>I'd say we tend to think of ourselves as atomic individuals that exert mastery and control over things external to us.. rather than interacting and being a part of things.</blockquote>
Yea, we live in a world of power & competition, consumerism and greed. Everything is about me me me me me me me... A very boring point of view, if you ask me. It is much more fun to be a part of things, which opens up possibilities that were not previously available. I would like to see more people coming to same conclusions and actively participating in creation of environmentally-connected neuro-nets, healing ourselves, this planet, and various creatures that are on it. That's an awesome painting!
Y…tag:www.techhui.com,2010-03-11:1702911:Comment:580412010-03-11T19:41:42.477ZKonstantin A Lukinhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/KonstantinLukin
<blockquote>That's an awesome painting!</blockquote>
Yea! Aboriginal people have a lot of awesome stuff like this, just Google 'Aboriginal Art'.<br />
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<blockquote>I think we often view them as resources to be exploited for our benefit, rather than equivalent entities to coexist with. I'm not sure where it ends, but certainly it's all related to how we view property "this is MINE" and ultimately self-identity "I am ME" - cf. we.</blockquote>
Precisely. Somehow we were made to believe that our…
<blockquote>That's an awesome painting!</blockquote>
Yea! Aboriginal people have a lot of awesome stuff like this, just Google 'Aboriginal Art'.<br />
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<blockquote>I think we often view them as resources to be exploited for our benefit, rather than equivalent entities to coexist with. I'm not sure where it ends, but certainly it's all related to how we view property "this is MINE" and ultimately self-identity "I am ME" - cf. we.</blockquote>
Precisely. Somehow we were made to believe that our self-identity has any ultimate nature to it. Our nervous system is composed of neurons as demonstrated in the above picture. If there was an identity somewhere, where would it be? Is it possible to have multiple identities? How many?<br />
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Or maybe 'identity' is just an illusory perception of what we think we are. Maybe there is no true absolute 'identity', maybe everything is simply interconnected - energy flows in, energy flows out. Maybe our mistaken 'identity' notion is what stands in the way of perceiving energy flows. Could this be the reason why we often feel so 'disconnected', not emotionally fulfilled and unsatisfied? Could this 'lack of connectedness' be the reason why we are so destructive? Could it be that we just don't know how to <u>ask</u> the right questions? Why? You are spot on with conserva…tag:www.techhui.com,2010-03-11:1702911:Comment:580282010-03-11T08:42:29.732ZKonstantin A Lukinhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/KonstantinLukin
You are spot on with conservation areas. I've seen a bunch here in US and other places. Their main problem is complete disconnect. It's like you give them the mountain, but take away the river. Corridors are very important for migration, and the whole thing is a network. Disconnecting this network in any one place has an effect on the whole system. Indigenous people know that, which is clearly demonstrated in the drawings. For example, here is an aboriginal painting:…
You are spot on with conservation areas. I've seen a bunch here in US and other places. Their main problem is complete disconnect. It's like you give them the mountain, but take away the river. Corridors are very important for migration, and the whole thing is a network. Disconnecting this network in any one place has an effect on the whole system. Indigenous people know that, which is clearly demonstrated in the drawings. For example, here is an aboriginal painting: <br />
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<i.e, a walkabout gets buzzkilled if you need to cross a 4lane freeway to get to a sacred mountain or something and clamber through tourists to get to the top..<br />
</blockquote> Yes. The problem is that tourists do not really understand the value of sacred places. It has no meaning for them, just purely visual satisfaction.
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<I mean it's pretty obvious once you think about it, but you really need to consider the ecoweb as an interconnected and 'thinking' system in order to approach it that way.<br />
</blockquote> Yes, that would be correct. The problem is that only those who live within the ecosystem can explain it's value. Our mistake is that we try to rationalize it, instead of simply showing our humble respect for indigenous inhabitants and asking them what we can do to live in peace & harmony.
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<Not the memories of moments shared together - but literally that access to the other person's information.<br />
</blockquote> Yep. We have a tendency to 'attach' ourselves to others, usually with intention to gain what we most desire. Which is why our brains & nervous system is not that much different from environmental networks described above. Here is a 3D visualization of neuron connections:
<p style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/299204371?profile=original" alt=""></p> Given that our nervous system and environmental networks have obvious similarities, it is not difficult to conclude that we are
<u>capable</u> of making neuro connections with the environment, where we start to interact with it on deeper emotional levels. This opens up a whole world of possibilities that most of us are not really aware of in our everyday lives. Unfortunately we ignorantly keep chasing those gems, often with full disregard for anything that stands in our way. "I believe we'll be much bett…tag:www.techhui.com,2010-03-09:1702911:Comment:579212010-03-09T16:58:22.224ZDan Starrhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/DanStarr
<cite>"I believe we'll be much better off preserving these communities and learning from them. Their wisdom is not only relevant to that particular mountain, but also to this planet in general. They know how to survive here."</cite><br />
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Excellent point.
<cite>"I believe we'll be much better off preserving these communities and learning from them. Their wisdom is not only relevant to that particular mountain, but also to this planet in general. They know how to survive here."</cite><br />
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Excellent point.