EricR
@ericsmuse.bsky.social
A senior gentleman with a free mind. Books, film, music, philosophy, spirituality.
This is a fascinating conversation concerning what is known as "the hard question" in science.
What and/or where is consciousness?
Believers will react one way, non-believers another. I urge watching the entire discussion before judging.
www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/does...
What and/or where is consciousness?
Believers will react one way, non-believers another. I urge watching the entire discussion before judging.
www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/does...
Does the Soul Exist Outside the Brain? Insights from a Neurosurgeon | Dr. Michael Egnor
Dr. Egnor is co-author of the book “The Immortal Mind: A Neurosurgeon’s Case for the Existence of the Soul.”
www.theepochtimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This is a fascinating conversation concerning what is known as "the hard question" in science.
What and/or where is consciousness?
Believers will react one way, non-believers another. I urge watching the entire discussion before judging.
www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/does...
What and/or where is consciousness?
Believers will react one way, non-believers another. I urge watching the entire discussion before judging.
www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/does...
There is something AI will not, because it can not, replace - the creative moment.
This simple experience of an individual typing words that come to the mind is unique, and completely outside the potential of AI to usurp.
Your stream of consciousness is irreplaceable.
This simple experience of an individual typing words that come to the mind is unique, and completely outside the potential of AI to usurp.
Your stream of consciousness is irreplaceable.
December 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
There is something AI will not, because it can not, replace - the creative moment.
This simple experience of an individual typing words that come to the mind is unique, and completely outside the potential of AI to usurp.
Your stream of consciousness is irreplaceable.
This simple experience of an individual typing words that come to the mind is unique, and completely outside the potential of AI to usurp.
Your stream of consciousness is irreplaceable.
A tram ride through a vanished world. An incredible film showing Bradford, England, in 1902.
This was posted without attribution on X. The film was obviously upscaled and the temptation to colorize was resisted. A respectful treatment of historical footage.
This was posted without attribution on X. The film was obviously upscaled and the temptation to colorize was resisted. A respectful treatment of historical footage.
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
A tram ride through a vanished world. An incredible film showing Bradford, England, in 1902.
This was posted without attribution on X. The film was obviously upscaled and the temptation to colorize was resisted. A respectful treatment of historical footage.
This was posted without attribution on X. The film was obviously upscaled and the temptation to colorize was resisted. A respectful treatment of historical footage.
I've read about digital surveillance, and the impossibility of avoiding it.
The power mongers of the world are salivating, the social engineers who plan utopia are sensing total victory, the citizen is increasingly helpless.
So the question is, how can one minimize exposure to all this?
The power mongers of the world are salivating, the social engineers who plan utopia are sensing total victory, the citizen is increasingly helpless.
So the question is, how can one minimize exposure to all this?
December 3, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I've read about digital surveillance, and the impossibility of avoiding it.
The power mongers of the world are salivating, the social engineers who plan utopia are sensing total victory, the citizen is increasingly helpless.
So the question is, how can one minimize exposure to all this?
The power mongers of the world are salivating, the social engineers who plan utopia are sensing total victory, the citizen is increasingly helpless.
So the question is, how can one minimize exposure to all this?
The original trailer for Alien (1979) is still one of the greatest trailers ever cut. Ridley Scott approved a near wordless montage of flashing images and that rising siren sound, created by the marketing team using the film’s own machinery audio.
(Source:https://x.com/TheCinesthetic)
(Source:https://x.com/TheCinesthetic)
December 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The original trailer for Alien (1979) is still one of the greatest trailers ever cut. Ridley Scott approved a near wordless montage of flashing images and that rising siren sound, created by the marketing team using the film’s own machinery audio.
(Source:https://x.com/TheCinesthetic)
(Source:https://x.com/TheCinesthetic)
Still the best version.
Mr. Sim IS Scrooge, both as the miserly grouch and the man of joyous redemption.
Mr. Sim IS Scrooge, both as the miserly grouch and the man of joyous redemption.
"It's all HUMBUG, I tell you, HUMBUG!"
A Christmas Carol starring Alastair Sim as Scrooge was released nationally in the US 74 years ago today on Dec 2, 1951... #otd
A Christmas Carol starring Alastair Sim as Scrooge was released nationally in the US 74 years ago today on Dec 2, 1951... #otd
December 2, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Still the best version.
Mr. Sim IS Scrooge, both as the miserly grouch and the man of joyous redemption.
Mr. Sim IS Scrooge, both as the miserly grouch and the man of joyous redemption.
In “The Playhouse” Buster Keaton has outdone himself.
It is chockful of side-splitting situations and gags.
It is chockful of side-splitting situations and gags.
December 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
In “The Playhouse” Buster Keaton has outdone himself.
It is chockful of side-splitting situations and gags.
It is chockful of side-splitting situations and gags.
Coming to Australia as of Dec. 10. Keeping your social media account will require submission of ID.
How long before this reaches the rest of us?
Has the time to say goodbye arrived?
reclaimthenet.org/australia-ma...
How long before this reaches the rest of us?
Has the time to say goodbye arrived?
reclaimthenet.org/australia-ma...
Australia Orders Tech Giants to Enforce Age Verification Digital ID by December 10
A safety law that reads like a blueprint for a surveillance state.
reclaimthenet.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Coming to Australia as of Dec. 10. Keeping your social media account will require submission of ID.
How long before this reaches the rest of us?
Has the time to say goodbye arrived?
reclaimthenet.org/australia-ma...
How long before this reaches the rest of us?
Has the time to say goodbye arrived?
reclaimthenet.org/australia-ma...
Sadly, it appears Substack is participating in the increasing controls the power mongers in the UK are salivating to implement.
So the question is getting stronger for me each day, "Is my participation still worthwhile?"
So the question is getting stronger for me each day, "Is my participation still worthwhile?"
November 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Sadly, it appears Substack is participating in the increasing controls the power mongers in the UK are salivating to implement.
So the question is getting stronger for me each day, "Is my participation still worthwhile?"
So the question is getting stronger for me each day, "Is my participation still worthwhile?"
So many online want to be profound, meaningful, successful, wealthy, popular, influential, etc.
The space is crowded with same-sounding posts, comments, sales pitches, articles, videos, images. Standing out in that crowd must be difficult.
I would not know where to begin.
The space is crowded with same-sounding posts, comments, sales pitches, articles, videos, images. Standing out in that crowd must be difficult.
I would not know where to begin.
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
So many online want to be profound, meaningful, successful, wealthy, popular, influential, etc.
The space is crowded with same-sounding posts, comments, sales pitches, articles, videos, images. Standing out in that crowd must be difficult.
I would not know where to begin.
The space is crowded with same-sounding posts, comments, sales pitches, articles, videos, images. Standing out in that crowd must be difficult.
I would not know where to begin.
For me, this image evokes such longing, loneliness, and something deep.
November 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
For me, this image evokes such longing, loneliness, and something deep.
Some imagery and new music to slow one down.
I lingered over several of these scenes to intentionally slow down the mind.
We are careening at top speed to...what? Maybe take this moment to pause and simply enjoy.
youtu.be/xGwOGJtQx8k?...
I lingered over several of these scenes to intentionally slow down the mind.
We are careening at top speed to...what? Maybe take this moment to pause and simply enjoy.
youtu.be/xGwOGJtQx8k?...
Beautiful Black & White
YouTube video by EricRMusic
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November 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Some imagery and new music to slow one down.
I lingered over several of these scenes to intentionally slow down the mind.
We are careening at top speed to...what? Maybe take this moment to pause and simply enjoy.
youtu.be/xGwOGJtQx8k?...
I lingered over several of these scenes to intentionally slow down the mind.
We are careening at top speed to...what? Maybe take this moment to pause and simply enjoy.
youtu.be/xGwOGJtQx8k?...
The daily onslaught of "news" can leave one feeling this way.
November 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The daily onslaught of "news" can leave one feeling this way.
The elegance of a silent film poster.
Phantom of the Opera - 1925
Phantom of the Opera - 1925
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The elegance of a silent film poster.
Phantom of the Opera - 1925
Phantom of the Opera - 1925
The character of Charlie Chan and the films themselves would not be created today. I thoughtful, quiet detective using reason and ingenuity rather than violence seems like the antithesis of our current culture.
www.theepochtimes.com/bright/charl...
www.theepochtimes.com/bright/charl...
Charlie Chan: A New Kind of Fictional Detective
Earl Derr Biggers created a crime-fighting literary figure of reassurance and intelligence.
www.theepochtimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The character of Charlie Chan and the films themselves would not be created today. I thoughtful, quiet detective using reason and ingenuity rather than violence seems like the antithesis of our current culture.
www.theepochtimes.com/bright/charl...
www.theepochtimes.com/bright/charl...
It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye! 😁
November 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye! 😁
An iconic moment, featuring one of the longest laughs ever recorded from a studio audience on American television. Ed Ames showing Johnny Carson how to throw a tomahawk on The Tonight Show in 1965.
November 21, 2025 at 11:21 AM
An iconic moment, featuring one of the longest laughs ever recorded from a studio audience on American television. Ed Ames showing Johnny Carson how to throw a tomahawk on The Tonight Show in 1965.
In 1964, a composer named John Williams was hired to write a theme song for a new TV show called GILLIGAN'S ISLAND.
Sherwood Schwartz disliked it, fired him, and got someone else to write a new theme song.
This is the John Williams original for the pilot.
(Source: x.com/horrormuseum)
Sherwood Schwartz disliked it, fired him, and got someone else to write a new theme song.
This is the John Williams original for the pilot.
(Source: x.com/horrormuseum)
November 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
In 1964, a composer named John Williams was hired to write a theme song for a new TV show called GILLIGAN'S ISLAND.
Sherwood Schwartz disliked it, fired him, and got someone else to write a new theme song.
This is the John Williams original for the pilot.
(Source: x.com/horrormuseum)
Sherwood Schwartz disliked it, fired him, and got someone else to write a new theme song.
This is the John Williams original for the pilot.
(Source: x.com/horrormuseum)
I think this is an example of the poster being better than the film! 😀
November 18, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I think this is an example of the poster being better than the film! 😀
Some images stop my scrolling immediately.
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Some images stop my scrolling immediately.
The fine detail in this painting caught my imagination.
("Pollards by the Stream" by René Charles Edmond His)
("Pollards by the Stream" by René Charles Edmond His)
November 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The fine detail in this painting caught my imagination.
("Pollards by the Stream" by René Charles Edmond His)
("Pollards by the Stream" by René Charles Edmond His)
Something elegant to start your day.
November 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Something elegant to start your day.
These exercises are reasonably easy to do, and can be done at whatever speed one is comfortable with.
The squats don't need to be deep as they will improve over time.
substack.com/@stayyoung/n...
The squats don't need to be deep as they will improve over time.
substack.com/@stayyoung/n...
Stay Young (@stayyoung)
3 daily moves to keep an 80-year-old body feeling like 50—pure vitality reset.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:04 AM
These exercises are reasonably easy to do, and can be done at whatever speed one is comfortable with.
The squats don't need to be deep as they will improve over time.
substack.com/@stayyoung/n...
The squats don't need to be deep as they will improve over time.
substack.com/@stayyoung/n...