07-31-2010, 12:15 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-31-2010, 12:19 PM by Questioner.)
I like how this conversation is going. For those who haven't seen this before:
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That way of putting it helps me understand better. Just before you got to the actor & props analogy, I thought of an athletic analogy. s/t would be like the time we are making a choice of what will be the next activity at the recreation center. Someone who needs to improve their arm coordination and teamwork skills might choose to play basketball. Someone who wants to work on his or her individual endurance might choose a running path. t/s would be like the time we are in a particular game and need to play by its rules, if we're to enjoy the challenge and benefit from it. The point of basketball is lost if the player just strolls over to the basket with a stepladder. If the runner leaves the path for a shortcut, the endurance training value is lost.
As far as the stage metaphor goes, s/t would be like having the script in hand. With a quick flip, any portion of the scenario may be quickly understood in its abstract nature. t/s would be the performance of the entire production. Although the start and end of the play may be 1/4" apart in the script, all pages held in the hand at once, they could be hours apart on stage. I would prefer to believe that the script is improv notes to be filled in by the creativity of the players, rather than predefined lines or predestined roles.
Quote:Although I would agree that Free Will is involved in t/s existence, it appears to take the form of selecting experiences to better allow the individual to further his/her spiritual progress through free will choices to be made in s/t.
That way of putting it helps me understand better. Just before you got to the actor & props analogy, I thought of an athletic analogy. s/t would be like the time we are making a choice of what will be the next activity at the recreation center. Someone who needs to improve their arm coordination and teamwork skills might choose to play basketball. Someone who wants to work on his or her individual endurance might choose a running path. t/s would be like the time we are in a particular game and need to play by its rules, if we're to enjoy the challenge and benefit from it. The point of basketball is lost if the player just strolls over to the basket with a stepladder. If the runner leaves the path for a shortcut, the endurance training value is lost.
As far as the stage metaphor goes, s/t would be like having the script in hand. With a quick flip, any portion of the scenario may be quickly understood in its abstract nature. t/s would be the performance of the entire production. Although the start and end of the play may be 1/4" apart in the script, all pages held in the hand at once, they could be hours apart on stage. I would prefer to believe that the script is improv notes to be filled in by the creativity of the players, rather than predefined lines or predestined roles.