I'm such a selfish brain in a vat I couldn't care less.Being that we are all conscious beings from the same source, being that Earth, Cosmos or Life, would it be reasonable to view our interactions as a monologue rather than a dialogue? Sure, we disagree, but are we not consciousness conversing with consciousness?
That would be a monologue if each consciousness were a cell withing a single, all-encompassing consciousness.Being that we are all conscious beings from the same source, being that Earth, Cosmos or Life, would it be reasonable to view our interactions as a monologue rather than a dialogue? Sure, we disagree, but are we not consciousness conversing with consciousness?
Consciousness conversing with consciousness is still a dialogue between distinct entities.Sure, we disagree, but are we not consciousness conversing with consciousness?
How can I even be sure you are conscious?Being that we are all conscious beings from the same source, being that Earth, Cosmos or Life, would it be reasonable to view our interactions as a monologue rather than a dialogue? Sure, we disagree, but are we not consciousness conversing with consciousness?
Smoking is my thing. If I can find cheese burger and fry image, I will change the image.(PS I wish you'd put out that damn cigarette; it's making me salivate.)
You can suggest it. So can revered dead philosophers. But you can't make the rest of us experience it.Can I suggest that awareness is the same in all, only our concepts ideas differ?
Thank you. Smoking was my thing, and I still miss it. The cheeseburger, I can take or leave.Smoking is my thing. If I can find cheese burger and fry image, I will change the image.
I'm not twisting any arms, just a random post for your consideration.You can suggest it. So can revered dead philosophers. But you can't make the rest of us experience it.
I've given up on the idea of quitting. The cheeseburger and fries are another favorite, so I can go with those too.Thank you. Smoking was my thing, and I still miss it. The cheeseburger, I can take or leave.
If a god created all and is everything as some believe...Then wouldn't it be this god that is having the ''monologue''. Believing in itself and not believing in itself at the same time?Being that we are all conscious beings from the same source, being that Earth, Cosmos or Life, would it be reasonable to view our interactions as a monologue rather than a dialogue? Sure, we disagree, but are we not consciousness conversing with consciousness?
I think that is the idea. A God at play with itself, experiencing itself as other.If a god created all and is everything as some believe...Then wouldn't it be this god that is having the ''monologue''. Believing in itself and not believing in itself at the same time?
Sounds like wishful thinking to me: We are God (yet acknowledging what bumbling fools we are). Doesn't make God look very appealing either.I think that is the idea. A God at play with itself, experiencing itself as other.
If you are God, does anything in this world really matter? What's the consequence of an imperfect world for a perfect being? Does even death have any significance?Sounds like wishful thinking to me: We are God (yet acknowledging what bumbling fools we are). Doesn't make God look very appealing either.
Either I assume that others are conscious or I am unique due to being the only conscious person. I admit to being a bit arrogant, but not that arrogant.How can I even be sure you are conscious?
What about the converse? If things in this world DO matter, can we be God?If you are God, does anything in this world really matter?
Why would God be a perfect being? If we are God and we are clearly not perfect, then God can not be perfect.What's the consequence of an imperfect world for a perfect being?
Extinction would be significant. It would be the death of God.Does even death have any significance?
What about the converse? If things in this world DO matter, can we be God?
I suppose we would need look at your definition of perfection. If you could die and still exist, would that not be perfection.Why would God be a perfect being? If we are God and we are clearly not perfect, then God can not be perfect.
It would be the death of mankind, but not God.Extinction would be significant. It would be the death of God.
But why do you assume that the passing cloud doesn't "matter"?In an ever-changing world, what is it that lasts forever? Your life is a passing cloud, as is mine.
If I can die at all, it isn't perfection. Death tends to be ugly.If you could die and still exist, would that not be perfection.
If God "is" just our collective consciousness, how can He survive our extinction?It would be the death of mankind, but not God.
Because it is impermanent. Just like everything else in this world, they come and go. How many of your ancestors do you remember?But why do you assume that the passing cloud doesn't "matter"?
Death is the natural conclusion to life.If I can die at all, it isn't perfection. Death tends to be ugly.
We would have to conclude that that aspect of ourselves is omnipresent, despite the worldly experience. In other words, God exists regardless of humanity. We are simply an expression.If God "is" just our collective consciousness, how can He survive our extinction?