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The way I think of the universe is: we are the universe discovering itself, gaining consciousness and trying to figure itself out. Our fears are exactly the sam
by figassis 5y ago
The way I think of the universe is: we are the universe discovering itself, gaining consciousness and trying to figure itself out. Our fears are exactly the same as the universe’s. Our curiosity and wonder, also the universe’s. RN, this universe is a child, maybe a baby, and the way it’s expanding, it’s processes and consciousness will simply be on a much different time/space scale, require less energy (cold dark universe) with better understanding of space time, meaning rn it’s already able to appreciate all of time forever and understands that the point is not to go back and change things but to appreciate all presents. So us humans, we will learn at our pace, and if we go extinct, we’ve played our part, maybe another species someplace else will be better suited to carry on our torch or a completely new and different kind of torch.
- dvaun 5y agoInteresting—this is the first time I've came across someone with my own viewpoint. I'm not certain if there's a name for it. I figure it's a form of pantheism. For me, certainly, it's the only thing which makes sense.
- mattmaroon 5y agoIt’s actually something about a billion people believe. They’re called Buddhists. You might like the writings of Thich Nhat Hanh, which I probably misspelled.
- dvaun 5y agoTIL. I'm not knowledgeable about Buddhism at all, so I'll look into this. Thanks!
- Saptarishi 5y agoThe Hindus as well I believe. Especially within the "Vedanta" school of thought.
- jaequery 5y agoI guess another word for it could be, God.
- figassis 5y agoExactly, this is my view of the whole omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence concept. God is all those bc because God = the universe = us and all of nature, including insects, rocks, water, photons, gravity. Hell, heaven, good, bad, its the judgements we make of our own decisions and the consequences we attribute to them. And this does not make the concept of religion any less powerful or relevant.
- a_e_k 5y agoBabylon 5 had a scene about this idea: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VhD0hbGEDSU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VhD0hbGEDSU