The Mind of God (The nature of a \'Creator\')

by dhw, Monday, October 25, 2010, 13:01 (4931 days ago) @ BBella

BBELLA: [...] I became convinced that pretty much any thought I had was nothing new, only a reused idea from someone else.-I'm pretty sure that's true for all of us, but I don't think it matters. We just have to find out what clicks for us, which is clearly what you've done, and in some ways it's quite gratifying to know that you worked it all out for yourself. The exchange of ideas, whether original or not, is also extremely useful to others like me who may not have thought in such terms. We all have our different ways of expressing things, and even an unusual use of words can create new insights.-BBELLA: I would say the body/brain is like a puppet. Once the (I) energy enters the puppet body, the energy takes on the puppet's life. So it would seem to me, I, as energy, do not necessarily tell the brain/body (me) what to do, but enable the brain/body (me) to live a life.-But that still leaves open the question of what DOES tell the brain/body what to do. If the energy does nothing but bring the puppet to life and keep it alive, is the puppet's identity/will/ imagination/consciousness only present in the body/brain? If so, the energy is merely like an electricity supply, and when it's switched off, the puppet is no more than a lump of material (which, of course, it may well be).-BBELLA: Me = I/energy + body/matter. When I, as energy, leaves me, the body, the body dies, and I, as energy, continue on. Whether as a conscious aware energy or just abstract energy, regardless, I, as energy, continue.-The same problem. If that energy is not conscious, then it makes no difference to us whether it continues or not. To be "I" without awareness of being "I" is no better than being dead matter. But that is what we used to call the $64,000 question, and nobody knows the answer.-BBELLA: Hope this wasn't even more confusing. I know you've heard this all before in some sense, as we all have, and is nothing new. So no trip to Stockholm for "ME" ... and I was so looking forward to it.-No, it's not confusing at all, and I think your post takes us as far as we can go. As you said earlier, "whatever it IS, I will know after I pass from here to there. Or not." Beautifully put. You deserve your trip to Stockholm, but I fear the committee won't invite you (or me) on the strength of a wait-and-see!