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AnyPen4972 t1_j1cblht wrote

Reply to comment by HumanNoImAlienCat in /r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | December 19, 2022 by BernardJOrtcutt

I believe all consciousness stems from one entity that is only deviating among us by matter of circumstances. We are all the same being facing separate circumstances. Each of us will experience the life of every conscious being that has ever or will ever exist with no recollection of the previous as long as we occupy the physical realm, until we learn to separate our consciousness from the temptations of material existence

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HumanNoImAlienCat t1_j1ck191 wrote

You mean like in the short story The Egg? What makes you think that?

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AnyPen4972 t1_j1cla40 wrote

It came to me one day and I haven’t been able to find a theory that makes more sense. After looking into it it is a shared belief among many groups throughout history

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HumanNoImAlienCat t1_j1eaw7r wrote

  1. What "makes sense" about it?

  2. Just because many people believe something doesn't make it more true.

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Oh-hey21 t1_j1eii8u wrote

Your #2 makes me think of religion. Truths are very difficult to universally back with belief or faith. At the same time, common grounds are tough to find - sometimes more people also believing is just as powerful as the truth.

Also curious to know what makes sense to the person you're responding to.

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Oh-hey21 t1_j1ehzv9 wrote

I find this interesting for many reasons..

We, people/all life as we know it, seems to be pre-programmed for quite a lot. I can elaborate if needed, but I'd rather leave here if possible.

To slightly build up on the previous: Is it possible that we do happen to carry over some knowledge of the previous? Knowing the bare-minimum, essentially running in autopilot, is extremely beneficial for the success of life, especially at birth/conception.

I want to know, what happens if we no longer have a physical realm? It is believed that life on earth will be impossible one day. We have more unknowns than knowns when it comes to the universe, but all science points to the earth no longer being capable of sustaining life. If we are incapable of escaping the death and destruction, do we also cease to exist in any realm?

I also am curious to know, do you consider all known life to also stem from the same entity?

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