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Ever since i took mushrooms i got this idea in my head that we are all one soul seeing life from infinite different perspectives. now i cant believe anything else. Does anyone else feel this way?
Everything in the Universe has Physical properties, including space. If a thing does not have Physical properties, then it does not exist in nature (reality).
It is true that we talk about many things that can be described as 'abstract thought'. But even these can be described as a combination of electrons in our brains.
There is no such thing in this Universe, or in any other Universe, that is "beyond physical".
You can sprout impressive concepts like "beyond physical" but it doesn't change the fact that anything that is not physical, if such a thing does a exist, cannot exert a force and so can not affect anything physical in any way what so ever.
While I do not agree with the Op. I will say we do have abstract concepts. Those are not physical and they do exist. So to say it must be physical means you can only see things in a literally sense. We have things beside literal meaning.
ab·stract/abˈstrakt/
Adjective:
Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.
Verb:
Consider (something) theoretically or separately from something else.
Noun:
A summary or statement of the contents of a book, article, or formal speech.
Synonyms:
adjective. notional - discrete
verb. summarize
noun. summary - resume - synopsis - precis - epitome - digest
I don't believe in soul. It's called awareness and that's an emergent property of neurons firing. I had no "soul" before I was born so I have little reason to believe I'll have a "soul" after I die. Brain death means my awareness stops, period.
and everyones emphasis on the physical world is the exact illusion that has shattered for me. I just see that as a distraction from higher truths. I respect that people have different beliefs I wish sometimes my views could be so simple than i feel like my needs could be more easily satisfied but I've had my time as an atheist I've researched how the human mind works i understand that there is no room for a ghost in the machine but that does not change the fact that something more so obviously exists especially if you have done any research on quantum physics... the world we know may be a lie. not to be dramatic
I don't know this doesn't seem to be the effect of one shroom trip i think thats a little ridiculous. I do believe that the highest spiritual state that exists is in a sense BEING god. I do not mean a man sitting on a cloud. I don't even know what i mean. I think its something that we, who only know our reality through 5 senses, will never be able to understand. But this thought makes me feel incredibly lonely. Like the highest state of truth is absolute peace but also absolute oneness in ever sense. Anyone get what I am saying? I just know this isn't the product of one day on shrooms i have been a heavy philosophy thinker all my life and I'm only 18 and it's like lives curtains are being pulled away
That's not normal! But it's okay! I know how to fix it. Next time you do mushrooms, read the bible. That will freak your shit out and then you wont have to worry about your stupid crazy beliefs.
I've taken mushrooms, and acid before, I think the unreliable thing about it is, It could just be a state of mind induced by the drug. I'm not saying that regular perception is the truth, but it's also possible to alter your perception by deciding to believe something or not. Regardless of whether it's the truth. I mean think about how when something changes a physical thing. Like if you sleep on your arm, then your arm feels like something that isn't part of you because it's so numb. Well it could be something like that. But it also means that perception is like that. If we experience everything we do because of the chemistry in our brain it means that even standard perception may be partly false.
"Today a young man on acid realised that matter is merely energy condensed to a dull vibration, that we are one consciousness experiencing itself subectively. Death is an illusion, life is a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves. Now here's Tom with the weather."
Also, have you read the science fiction novel The Egg? It touches on the same idea.
I don't know if I believe that or not, because I don't like to firmly believe anything that can't be certain. If you wanna be a little roundabout and loopholey you could say that anything unknown or uncertain exists in every possible format until one is found, but let's not talk too much quantum mechanics right now. XD
What I do feel is pretty certain is that we are connected in ways that we don't realise is possible. Consciousness is far more complex than we give it credit for.
"God is the last one left on earth after the world ends."
This was revealed to me in a dream and I've come to believe it means basically what you are saying, partially.
That means that we are God and we are one and the end is the beginning.
I definitely believe we are all connected and I absolutely love your perspective... Or rather, our perspective. :)
Which deity are you referencing?
Please describe 'the end of the world'.
I am not referring to any particular deity. God is something that cannot be understood by our simple minds. Therefore, I label this mysterious spiritual presence which is a part of everything and everyone by this general term because God is so many things - the whole of the "bigger picture". Like OP said, we all have a connection and I believe that connection is "God", which we are all a part of.
I don't know exactly what the end of the world is our what it is like because I have never experienced it. Natural disasters have ended societies in the past and basically the survivors have to start over from scratch. Knowledge that took years to prefect is forgotten and must be. relearned.Those who redevelop all of this knowledge are essentially recreating the world. That gives them a lot of power...God-like power.Perhaps this I'd how the Bible, or at least parts of it, were written.
So, if you are not referring to any particular deity, are you referring to all deities (of which there are many)? Or are you referring to the Abrahamic deity which is named variously Jehovah or Yahweh or Allah, depending on language and custom?
Please do not speak for everyone, as many people have complex minds, and some are beginning to understand the actual nature of the creatures which you perceive as a deity.
In fact, I have found a way to communicate with these creatures, and I do understand them quite well.
Is there anything that you would like to ask them?
You are incorrect in your understanding of them. We are not part of them. They are creatures that exist separately from us, much like any other creature that we co-exist with.
It is true that we all have a connection, but that connection should be viewed in that we all share common ancestors. We are unrelated to any creatures that you might perceive as a deity.
I do not know what to make out of your first sentence of the second part of your response. If you in fact did experience the end of the world, then there wouldn't be anyone left to talk about it, would there? It is a popular misconception that natural disasters end societies. Usually, natural disasters cause a mass disruption in a segment of society, but do not cause the collapse of that Civilisation. What has caused the collapse of past Civilisations, has been invariably due to human-made disasters. There was one notable exception to this, which was early in our Pre-History, when a comet impacted in the Indian Ocean. This reduced our population to just 22 successfully breeding females. This is also why almost every culture has a great flood mythology. The bible was not written in one instance. The bible was written and modified over thousands of years.
You wanted me to describe the end of the world. In my opinion, the Ice Age was an end beginning of the world. The sudden drop in temperature killed the majority of the human race. There were a few (compared to todays population) who survived and recreated the world, seeing the foundation of what we are today - technologically advanced (to some extent). I said natural disasters CAN end the world (as we know it), not that it happens often. Other natural and man-made disasters (i do agree they are more common) have collapsed societies causing loss of knowledge, such as technology used to transport megaliths and build pyramids. We lost the Roman recipe for concrete and it wasn't rediscovered until the 19th century. Hell, we almost list the recipe for hard cheese! So these things must be relearned when they are forgotten; sometimes we figure it out, sometimes it's gone forever. Apply that to the big boy Ice Age, and any other destruction of all of civilization that might have occurred before that, and you can see that the end is the beginning and whoever is there in the end has great power. It is up to them to give us a push in the right direction, they have primary knowledge. But the world cannot survive with only one living human, much less none. Knowledge must be disputed among a group to be optimally effective. And this group, this initial collection of souls (according to my dream) is God. And if they are God, we are descendants of them and therefore we are part of God and one day maybe we will be God again.
Perhaps that is at least one aspect of God...
Precisely, which Ice Age are you referring to, as there have been several Glacial Ages throughout Earth's history?
Technically, we are still currently in an Ice Age, albeit in an interglacial period. Does this mean that this is the beginning of the end or the end beginning?
If we are in an Ice Age (which we are) and all the people were killed, then why are there so many people around?
I feel like you take me as a fool.
Everyone has their own perception of God. If they don't they are living on blind faith perhaps no faith. When I say God I am only speaking of my own perception of God. I don't even think of God as having a name, to me it's more like a label.
Another thing I believe is that all we can do is begin to understand God, but I don't even think you would be able to fully comprehend the nature of God in this life. If such a thing happened and the knowledge was shared, life would certainly change for all of us. Everyone has a complex brain, even those with down syndrome and autism. But compared to the universe our thought processes are simple.The universe is vast and there are many things we do not understand.
I am also able to communicate with that which i call God. Some people call it praying, some people meditate or some other type of trance evoking vehicle. That can offer us a great amount of knowledge, but i am skeptical that you have gained such an amount of knowledge that you are able to comprehend our connection to this spiritual force.
Incorrect. I had not at any time taken you in that way. You have now placed yourself into an awkward position. I only sought to help you to understand. It is your choice whether you wish to believe in what is real or what is not real. It is your choice.
Incorrect. Not everyone is religious and / or has a perception of a deity or deities. You continue to purport to speak for everyone, in a topic for which you have admitted that you poorly understand. You habitually throw around a word that is implied to mean a deity, willy-nilly, without understanding what this word actually means. The word you are using is derived from the German language, in its original form is "gott" and simply means "good". All that you have told people, is that you believe in good.
You then pass judgement on others, based on what you perceive to be a 'proper' belief. Everything has a name, yet you refuse to use the proper name (or provide a reasonable explanation for this) for that which you believe. It is not polite to place "labels" on Sentient and Ethical creatures.
I had already told you once, and I will tell you again, I DO UNDERSTAND THEM!!!
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK THEM???
I am trying to share this knowledge with you, but you stubbornly cling on to a belief that is not true. You then contradict yourself, first you avered that everyone has a simple mind, then you agree with me that we have a complex brain. There can only be one truth. Which one is it? You can not compare the Universe to our brains. The Universe is not a Sentient and Ethical entity (although these exist within it), but our brains are usually Sentient and Ethical entities. I agree with you that there are many things that we do not understand (some more than others).
Incorrect again. The creatures that most people perceive to be deities or other creatures of folklore, have never communicated with you. I am providing the opportunity for you to communicate with them now, should you choose to. They disapprove of repetitive ceremonial behaviour. They do recommend quiet contemplation at an appropriate time and place. The repetitive ceremonial behaviours that you have cited, can sometimes cause hallucinations and / or delusional behaviour. If these behaviours can impart a great amount of knowledge to us, then why do we have so much trouble understanding the actual nature of these deities and / or the actual nature of the Universe? Please describe the Physical Characteristics of this supposed "spiritual force". How does this supposed force relate to the Universe and to us?