{"id":232,"date":"2016-06-24T10:58:30","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T10:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/?p=232"},"modified":"2017-10-31T15:40:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T15:40:07","slug":"appendix-d-consciousness-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/?p=232","title":{"rendered":"APPENDIX D: Consciousness Connection?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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APPENDIX D:<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Consciousness Connection?<\/div>\n
Consciousness remains <\/span>a
\n vast <\/span>unknown.\n <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Above, in <\/span>the <\/span>main <\/span>body <\/span>of the <\/span>book, <\/span>I <\/span>posit a <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
\u201ccumulative consciousness\u201d. <\/span>And <\/span>this <\/span>speculative\n <\/div>\n
conjecture is <\/span>an
\n integral <\/span>part <\/span>of <\/span>my
\n philosophical\n <\/div>\n
construct.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Now<\/span>, we <\/span>know <\/span>from Astrophysics that <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
approximately half-a-billion <\/span>years<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
after the <\/span>Big Bang<\/span> (with <\/span>the Big Bang<\/span>
\n currently calculated\n <\/div>\n
at 13.7 <\/span>billion <\/span>years <\/span>ago), <\/span>Supernovas <\/span>(collapsing <\/span>hi\u2013\n <\/div>\n
mass stars) <\/span>started
\n <\/span>\u2018creating\/manufacturing\/cooking\u2019 the\n <\/div>\n
so\u2013called heavier <\/span>elements
\n <\/span>(elements <\/span>heavier <\/span>than #26\n <\/div>\n
Iron) in <\/span>their
\n cores,<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
and then <\/span>projected them
\n <\/span>outwards to <\/span>the <\/span>far
\n reaches <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
of the <\/span>universe.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
These heavier <\/span>Elements
\n <\/span>were, in <\/span>tur<\/span>n, necessary\n <\/div>\n
building\u2013blocks for <\/span>LIFE.
\n <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
Meaning, without <\/span>the
\n <\/span>DEA<\/span>TH of <\/span>the <\/span>supernovas, <\/span> <\/span>\n <\/div>\n
there would <\/span>be no <\/span>LIFE.\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n
Meaning, on <\/span>some <\/span>level, <\/span>from DEA<\/span>TH,<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
emerges (fuller <\/span>and
\n <\/span>fuller) <\/span>LIFE.\n <\/div>\n
Now<\/span>, we <\/span>posit <\/span>as <\/span>a <\/span>consistent theme <\/span>throughout<\/span>
\n <\/span><\/div>\n
SUMMA,<\/div>\n
that: <\/span>the <\/span>human <\/span>parallels <\/span>the cosmic. <\/span><\/div>\n
The question <\/span>is <\/span>just <\/span>exactly <\/span>how<\/span>.\n <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
So, we <\/span>see <\/span>from Astrophysics, that <\/span>DEA<\/span>TH
\n can\n <\/div>\n
profoundly yield <\/span>LIFE.\n <\/div>\n
The question <\/span>is:<\/div>\n
Is there <\/span>a parallel
\n <\/span>in <\/span>human<\/span> <\/span>death?\n <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
So, perhaps, <\/span>perhaps,\n <\/div>\n
(individual) human <\/span>death
\n <\/span>enhances <\/span>the <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
cumulative cosmic <\/span>consciousness.\n <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
This is <\/span>fragile <\/span>and <\/span>dangerous terrain,\n <\/div>\n
and I <\/span>simply <\/span>do <\/span>not <\/span>have a <\/span>good <\/span>intuitive <\/span>feel here.\n <\/div>\n
Hence, placement <\/span>in
\n <\/span>an <\/span>Appendix.\n <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
However<\/span>, <\/span>intriguingly<\/span>,\n <\/div>\n
Maimonides, Guide <\/span>to
\n <\/span>the <\/span>Perplexed, <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
from Friedlander\u2019<\/span>s
\n translation,\n <\/div>\n
Part I, <\/span>74, <\/span>7th <\/span>argument:\n <\/div>\n
\u201cAmr, <\/span>and <\/span>therefor<\/span>e <\/span>the souls <\/span>of <\/span>all <\/span>the departed <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
form only <\/span>one <\/span>being <\/span>as <\/span>has been <\/span>explained <\/span>by\n <\/div>\n
Ibn Bekr <\/span>Ibn <\/span>Al-zaig, <\/span>and <\/span>others who <\/span>ventured to <\/span><\/div>\n
speak on <\/span>these <\/span>profound subjects. <\/span> <\/span>In
\n short, <\/span>such\n <\/div>\n
intricate disciplines, <\/span>which
\n <\/span>our <\/span>mind <\/span>can scarcely<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
comprehend, cannot <\/span>furnish
\n <\/span>any <\/span>principles <\/span>for the\n <\/div>\n
explanation of <\/span>other
\n <\/span>subjects.\u201d\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n
Meaning, on <\/span>some <\/span>level, <\/span>from DEA<\/span>TH,<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
emerges (fuller <\/span>and
\n <\/span>fuller) <\/span>LIFE.\n <\/div>\n
Now<\/span>, we <\/span>posit <\/span>as <\/span>a <\/span>consistent theme <\/span>throughout<\/span>
\n <\/span><\/div>\n
SUMMA,<\/div>\n
that: <\/span>the <\/span>human <\/span>parallels <\/span>the cosmic. <\/span><\/div>\n
The question <\/span>is <\/span>just <\/span>exactly <\/span>how<\/span>.\n <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
So, we <\/span>see <\/span>from Astrophysics, that <\/span>DEA<\/span>TH
\n can\n <\/div>\n
profoundly yield <\/span>LIFE.\n <\/div>\n
The question <\/span>is:<\/div>\n
Is there <\/span>a parallel
\n <\/span>in <\/span>human<\/span> <\/span>death?\n <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
So, perhaps, <\/span>perhaps,\n <\/div>\n
(individual) human <\/span>death
\n <\/span>enhances <\/span>the <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
cumulative cosmic <\/span>consciousness.\n <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
This is <\/span>fragile <\/span>and <\/span>dangerous terrain,\n <\/div>\n
and I <\/span>simply <\/span>do <\/span>not <\/span>have a <\/span>good <\/span>intuitive <\/span>feel here.\n <\/div>\n
Hence, placement <\/span>in
\n <\/span>an <\/span>Appendix.\n <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
However<\/span>, <\/span>intriguingly<\/span>,\n <\/div>\n
Maimonides, Guide <\/span>to
\n <\/span>the <\/span>Perplexed, <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
from Friedlander\u2019<\/span>s
\n translation,\n <\/div>\n
Part I, <\/span>74, <\/span>7th <\/span>argument:\n <\/div>\n
\u201cAmr, <\/span>and <\/span>therefor<\/span>e <\/span>the souls <\/span>of <\/span>all <\/span>the departed <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
form only <\/span>one <\/span>being <\/span>as <\/span>has been <\/span>explained <\/span>by\n <\/div>\n
Ibn Bekr <\/span>Ibn <\/span>Al-zaig, <\/span>and <\/span>others who <\/span>ventured to <\/span><\/div>\n
speak on <\/span>these <\/span>profound subjects. <\/span> <\/span>In
\n short, <\/span>such\n <\/div>\n
intricate disciplines, <\/span>which
\n <\/span>our <\/span>mind <\/span>can scarcely<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
comprehend, cannot <\/span>furnish
\n <\/span>any <\/span>principles <\/span>for the\n <\/div>\n
explanation of <\/span>other
\n <\/span>subjects.\u201d\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n
Somewhat cryptic, <\/span>for
\n <\/span>sure, but <\/span>positing <\/span>that,<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
post-Death \u2013 <\/span>all <\/span>souls <\/span>merge <\/span>into one.<\/span><\/div>\n
Now<\/span>, Souls <\/span>are certainly <\/span>not <\/span>necessarily
\n <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
Consciousness.<\/div>\n
But, then <\/span>again, <\/span>maybe <\/span>they <\/span>ar<\/span>e <\/span>(very) <\/span>closely<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
inter\u2013related…<\/div>\n
Thus, perhaps, <\/span>the <\/span>Death <\/span>of <\/span>an individual,
\n <\/span>somehow\n <\/div>\n
enhances the <\/span>cumulative
\n <\/span>consciousness <\/span>\u2013 <\/span>on some<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
level, however <\/span>profound.\n <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Perhaps, we <\/span>should <\/span>respectfully leave <\/span>this <\/span>particular<\/span> <\/span><\/div>\n
matter (Consciousness) <\/span>at
\n <\/span>that <\/span>(for <\/span>this
\n treatise)…\n <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
47 <\/span>APPENDIX<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

APPENDIX D: Consciousness Connection? Consciousness remains a vast unknown. Above, in the main body of the book, I posit a \u201ccumulative consciousness\u201d. And this speculative conjecture is an integral part of my philosophical construct. Now, we know from Astrophysics that approximately half-a-billion years after the Big Bang (with the Big Bang currently calculated at 13.7 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=232"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":244,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232\/revisions\/244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}