Theory of Everything - View Single Post - 2006-02-18: The OBE

David Maes · **(going for a mission impossible...) -** 03-07-2006, 04:14 PM

Imagen that what I say about us copying ourselves would be true.

But what would it mean?

I mean, if you die, then obviously you're dead...

But it's 'you' who's dead; if you're just a copy, then would you have already existed in the first place? How could one die if he already wouldn't have existed?? Existence, is it real (I mean like we experience it...)??

We certainly all experience our existence, but maybe it could also be partially illusory (like many other illusions)...

I mean, is 'you' really 'you'? Or is it just a feeling, an experience? Maybe 'you' could just be a sensation created in an evolutionary way; it will vanish probably but... Right now, many of these sensations are not existing anymore...; the only thing we're sure of is that other kind of sensations are existing right now...

Maybe when you're dead; something else starts to exist...; if this starts to exist, then obviously it won't be 'you'. But maybe... What if 'you' would have become you, then how could you ever know you were 'you' before, because what was 'you' is not a part of your memory or your brain.

Anything might be possible...

Maybe you would just not be 'you' anymore...

But being you would never give you the possibility to know you were 'you' before.

The only thing we are sure of now is that we are. Maybe that could be the real meaning of it...

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David Maes I'm thinking thus I exist Status: Offline Posts: 431 Thanks Given: 52 Thanked 7x in 4 Posts Join Date: Jul 2005 Rep Power: 15	(going for a mission impossible...) - 03-07-2006, 04:14 PM Imagen that what I say about us copying ourselves would be true. But what would it mean? I mean, if you die, then obviously you're dead... But it's 'you' who's dead; if you're just a copy, then would you have already existed in the first place? How could one die if he already wouldn't have existed?? Existence, is it real (I mean like we experience it...)?? We certainly all experience our existence, but maybe it could also be partially illusory (like many other illusions)... I mean, is 'you' really 'you'? Or is it just a feeling, an experience? Maybe 'you' could just be a sensation created in an evolutionary way; it will vanish probably but... Right now, many of these sensations are not existing anymore...; the only thing we're sure of is that other kind of sensations are existing right now... Maybe when you're dead; something else starts to exist...; if this starts to exist, then obviously it won't be 'you'. But maybe... What if 'you' would have become you, then how could you ever know you were 'you' before, because what was 'you' is not a part of your memory or your brain. Anything might be possible... Maybe you would just not be 'you' anymore... But being you would never give you the possibility to know you were 'you' before. The only thing we are sure of now is that we are. Maybe that could be the real meaning of it...