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51. Consciousness simply IS

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Fri Jun 5, 2015, 06:58 AM

Jun 2015

you can't grok it except with a still mind and open heart

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If Einstein was correct, then how can death be "The End"? [View all] closeupready Jun 2015 OP

it's the end of what we know, and the beginning of what we don't! NRaleighLiberal Jun 2015 #1

No more than the movie continues to play on my TV when the power goes out :) arcane1 Jun 2015 #2

Einstein postulated that mass can not be extinguished; closeupready Jun 2015 #4

Consciousness doesn't have mass, I'm pretty sure. arcane1 Jun 2015 #8

E = mc(2) means that energy is a form of mass, closeupready Jun 2015 #11

You're not wrong, according to this three dimensional physical world. Avalux Jun 2015 #15

The little I've read about quantum physics is, again, closeupready Jun 2015 #18

Einstein talked about "spooky action at a distance" in his rejection of the idea. drm604 Jun 2015 #26

I didn't say he was. He coined that phrase, and it ended up being true. Avalux Jun 2015 #32

The organized energy and mass that is consciousness Warren Stupidity Jun 2015 #47

Okay. Thanks for your input here. closeupready Jun 2015 #48

Does individual consciousness exist after the body dies? Death is the end of life as we have uppityperson Jun 2015 #3

If it exists (and most of us would argue, duh, of course it exists), closeupready Jun 2015 #5

I do not agree that "duh, of course it exists" as far as individual consciousness after death uppityperson Jun 2015 #6

These are really interesting questions! closeupready Jun 2015 #9

Eventually we will find out, but will we know? uppityperson Jun 2015 #14

Your reference to reincarnation - closeupready Jun 2015 #16

Consciousness is an abstract concept of a state of being Major Nikon Jun 2015 #21

Modigliani's art was abstract, but closeupready Jun 2015 #22

What made it abstract was not Major Nikon Jun 2015 #23

But then coming full circle, have you proven consciousness is closeupready Jun 2015 #42

It can be real, without being mass (or energy) phantom power Jun 2015 #6

I want to think about this, and get back to you. closeupready Jun 2015 #13

It's not 'the end'; it's just the end of our physical body. Avalux Jun 2015 #10

Thanks for your post. I nearly failed chemistry in college, lol. closeupready Jun 2015 #12

You're welcome. That we have the ability to even ponder the questions is amazing. Avalux Jun 2015 #17

Infinity allows for a repeat seveneyes Jun 2015 #19

The mass you are seeking is the body. Paulie Jun 2015 #20

Nothing can survive death Ron Obvious Jun 2015 #24

Why are you here??? (eom) CanSocDem Jun 2015 #28

I don't believe in any greater purpose Ron Obvious Jun 2015 #29

That's a start. CanSocDem Jun 2015 #30

I think science vs religion is not really a valid dichotomy Ron Obvious Jun 2015 #31

I use a broad brush... CanSocDem Jun 2015 #34

not correct surrealAmerican Jun 2015 #25

Can you provide evidence that "once it's done, it does not keep burning..." Avalux Jun 2015 #33

If you argue that time is an illusion ... surrealAmerican Jun 2015 #35

I am not saying that time is an illusion. Avalux Jun 2015 #36

I do disagree. surrealAmerican Jun 2015 #40

Hmmm...interesting. Avalux Jun 2015 #46

Did you "just know things" in the same way when you were an infant? surrealAmerican Jun 2015 #49

Personality/ego development is not consciousness. nt Avalux Jun 2015 #50

If there is no beginning or end to our consciousness, then why do we not have an awareness of our Fla Dem Jun 2015 #52

Those who have transcended have this awareness. Avalux Jun 2015 #53

Time isn't an illusion, but quantum theory talks about time closeupready Jun 2015 #39

Which of Einstein's theories do you think implies this? drm604 Jun 2015 #27

Okay, Einstein's theories imply that things that exist change form closeupready Jun 2015 #38

I think you're talking about conservation of mass. That wasn't Einstein. drm604 Jun 2015 #41

Oh, okay, right - thanks. BUT: closeupready Jun 2015 #43

There is no evidence that consciousness has mass. drm604 Jun 2015 #44

I'm not communicating my question well, and I apologize for that. closeupready Jun 2015 #45

Life is a Twinky olddots Jun 2015 #37

Consciousness simply IS DryHump Jun 2015 #51