This blog is meant to be a chronicling of thoughts and ideas I encounter or cognize in my quest of discovering the true nature and interwoven relationship of the universe, life and consciousness.
I would like to believe that the ultimate purpose of life's existence is to figure out.. life's existence! I think many, if not most, human beings will in some point in their life ask themselves the question, why am i here? How did all this happen? Why am I, me? What happens to me after I die? Is there an afterlife? Etc.
Upon encountering these type of questions the majority of people will either a) Turn to religion b) Turn to mechanistic science or c) simply conclude that they are not capable of obtaining any of these answers. Not to say any which one of these ways is wrong but I personally have always felt unfilled in life upon coming across these questions and trying to answer them within the framework of a through c. This I feel is mainly because there are too many contradicting notions that exist within these frame works.
Where is the location of afterlife places such as Heaven or Hell? There are tons of religions which all say different things, which one is right? Does it just come down to which one you are born into? If are bodies are just molecules connected to each other giving rise to consciousness, upon death and the deterioration of these networks of molecules wouldn't that mean there would be no consciousness after death? What determines a good or bad person? If an all powerful merciful god exists why would he send people to hell? I can keep going but these are questions that arrise when one operates there existence on operating system religion 2.0 or Newtonian science 2.0.
If history has taught humans anything its that, with time comes answers. What was previously unthinkable yesterday is common place today. I do feel like all questions are answerable because of the nature that they arouse in the first place. In order to tackle some of these questions I have been on a personal journey that has involved a lot of reading, thinking, observing, reflecting and theorizing. Some idea's I encounter may come from other like-minded individuals, while others may come from my own personal cognizations. When appropriate I will make this distinction on my posts.
Ultimately, I would like to use this blog as a means for me to reflect back on thoughts and ideas I have found particularly interesting and pertinent. If any of my posts are able to invoke a type of intellectual conversation I would also view that as a bonus. We are all truth-seekers and ultimately regardless of what I, or anyone for that matter, thinks or feels, the truth will always prevail and present itself.
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