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A question of Consciousness

Is the Universe ruled by a great consciousness ?
KyleRenn · 31-35, M
I sorta assume we're the consciousness of the Universe, it's own little way if understanding itself. I forget who that's attributed to. Alan Watts maybe. 🤷
Human1000 · M
@coven We was a British author and scholar of Buddhism and Eastern thought. He popularized a lot of Eastern thought, in particular Zen Buddhism, to a Western audience in the West in the 60s and 70s. His most famous book is probably [i]The Way of Zen[/i]. I highly recommend it!

He also recorded many of his lectures and those are available on podcasts.
coven · M
@KyleRenn good point
coven · M
@Human1000 Oh thank you for expliaining who he is
SW-User
Yes, of the fungi-type, so it's not really all that deep, however it is as wide spread as the cosmos
KyleRenn · 31-35, M
@SW-User I think H.P. Lovecraft would be giddy about that assessment, if indeed he were capable of giddiness, or indeed positive emotion. 🤪
SW-User
@KyleRenn He'd definitely dig it...
@SW-User I knew it! 😀
ozgirl512 · 26-30, F
There is a lot of serendipity in some of the universal constants... One thing to keep in mind is that luck can also explain this... We only have one model of life to compare recruiting against do we're bound to make assumptions that may not be valid... As Spock said, it's life Jim but not as we know it!
ozgirl512 · 26-30, F
@coven I think both are necessary... Too much of one and you'll find yourself marrying some Nigerian prince ;)
coven · M
@ozgirl512 hhahaha, I hope he's got lots of money
ozgirl512 · 26-30, F
@coven of course he has... He keeps getting cheques sent to him!🤣
JoeyFoxx · 51-55, M
Right now, there’s an emergence of zombiism
coven · M
@JoeyFoxx maybe
JoeyFoxx · 51-55, M
@coven I’m only being half facetious.

I’ve not believed in deities for a long time. However, I do believe that we are united in a consciousness to survive and learn , learn and survive.

This pattern has been disrupted lately by those who would instead encourage the opposite. It’s confusing TBH… but at the same time, it’s completely understandable
SW-User
Lol, ruled? Nope. The consciousness is within us.
coven · M
@SW-User A bad choice of words , I meant controlled
SW-User
@coven Ah it's alright. My answer is nope
meJess · F
No it's run by aliens, and they are morons
coven · M
@meJess I can undrstand the moron part, but It was a serious question
A conscious order...
Human1000 · M
No, but one could argue the universe is conscious because it contains sentient beings who are not separate from the universe.
coven · M
@Human1000 But is the universe as a whole a conscious entity?
Human1000 · M
@coven Not sure about "as a whole." I guess that depends on what we mean by that.
coven · M
@Human1000 as an entirety
DocSavage · M
No reason to believe it. We can only see a microscopic part of it. And what order we see is what we impose on it.
LordShadowfire · 46-50
I think it's more that the universe is becoming conscious. There isn't a single creator like the Christians believe, but everything is moving toward a self-aware universe, if that makes any sense.

 
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