We may look at our consciousness as subjective; and the world as objective. The primary arbitrary seems to be our identification with the subjective, and then assuming that the objective lies outside of us.
If we do not make this identification and assumption then there is simply the postulate of sensations being assimilated into perceptions and conceptions. We then have the following:
- The sensations belong to the subjective consciousness, and the perceptions belong to the objective world.
- The sensations and perceptions are substantial, and they must have SUBSTANCE to be sensed and perceived.
- The substance of subjective consciousness appears to be THOUGHT.
- The substance tof the objective world appears to be MATTER and RADIATION.
- The relative extents of substance appear as SPACE. Matter lies within radiation, and radiation lies within thought.
- The relative durations of substance appears as TIME. Matter has some motion, radiation has very fast motion, and the motion of thought appears to be instantaneous.
- The assimilation brings about the continuity, consistency and harmony of ONENESS.
- The ONENESS provides the criterion for the correctness of cognition.
We have assumed that the subjective consciousness has no substance.
We have assumed that space and time are independent of substance.
And, we are missing the exact criterion for the correctness of cognition and have been going by some vague assumed idea.
These assumptions are arbitrary.
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