If you exist separately from the universe, where are you and why can’t the universe contain you?
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This has to do with the way my own self constitutes itself. The universe is alien to me. I interact with it, but I don't mix.
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it all depends on what the meaning of you is :)
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Interesting article! I can perceive an object and me perceiving this object not exactly simultaneously, but one after the other. Reminded me of Terry Pratchett's first/second/third order thoughts.
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I am also wondering if
@Plinz ever read "Der unsichtbare Apfel" by Robert Gwisdek or listened to his music (Käpt'n Peng). In the book, similar to the article, the main character at one point in his childhood perceives that he is 'happening'.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Actually, when people speak of "the universe" you there, I like to point the "u" in "universe".. the "no, u" response to this. They will speak of the great, empty, uncaring universe... well, I believe there are at least a few billion caring entities that we know of...
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On the other hand a momentous discovery has been made:pic.twitter.com/danAMDjnXQ
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I once read a bit of text by Buckminster Fuller where he spoke of the different levels of sensory reach: information can be accessed from different distances, essentially, with sight reaching the farthest, and taste the shortest, that we "directly" connect with outside reality.
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So, my connection to the rest of the universe, when it comes to conscious (on both higher and lower levels) is complex. I am both separate (thinking about the past or future, for example), and connected (fully a part of) at the same time, depending on what level we're measuring.
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The whole might consist of words. At least. What else is to spirituality.
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