As alluded to in the previous post, I really want to avoid god discussions here, mainly because we all have such preconceptions, god/spirit are really loaded terms, so I will continue to talk about [blank] as something between our known consciousness, and the unknowable, which many call god/spirit. But I readily admit than many will simply slide this discussion into their god/spirit slot, and saying that any difference is simply semantics. Maybe, maybe not.
What IF there is a greater consciousness that resides in a space between the two? Why is it that we, as a species, so readily assume that human consciousness is the highest consciousness around, and that anything "above" us must be god/spirit? It certainly is easier that way, but it also strikes me as somewhat arbitrary. Why do we assume that all these beautiful systems that we are built from, dna, cells, the constant birth, death process, end with us as "the processes" final form of conscious expression? It seems almost as primitive and self-centered as the Ancient Greek philosophers placing the earth in the center of the universe.
The best popular piece that I have seen recently, that plays with the general issues of scale and consciousness, is the movie "City of Ember" which is based on a 2003 novel by Jeanne Duprau of the same name.
What IF there is a greater consciousness that resides in a space between the two? Why is it that we, as a species, so readily assume that human consciousness is the highest consciousness around, and that anything "above" us must be god/spirit? It certainly is easier that way, but it also strikes me as somewhat arbitrary. Why do we assume that all these beautiful systems that we are built from, dna, cells, the constant birth, death process, end with us as "the processes" final form of conscious expression? It seems almost as primitive and self-centered as the Ancient Greek philosophers placing the earth in the center of the universe.
The best popular piece that I have seen recently, that plays with the general issues of scale and consciousness, is the movie "City of Ember" which is based on a 2003 novel by Jeanne Duprau of the same name.
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