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Originally Posted by not2too  Rufe,
Re "I'm sure that only a small percent of our population would even entertain such ideas." I didn't realize that the nature of reality was something to be voted on...Oh...I guess I forgot about "consensus reality"...sorry. Anyhow, if "you" are continuous with the universe...via some sort of quantum field...and "you" are self aware...which I'm sure you are...then, does that not make the universe, which gazes back upon itself through you, in some sense, "self" aware?
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not2too |
Here's my problem with "self-aware". Very few creatures are in fact self aware. Survival Instinct and Self awareness are two different things. To be self aware you must be able to look in a mirror and say, "That is Me". It is not solely a human trait. But not all animals have it. A couple of primates and maybe a few others, but it's not as common as one would think.
Infants are not "self aware" for the 1st year of their life.
The question for me is, is the universe old enough for the congnitive ability to be aware of itself? It's possible, but I am with reserve given the limited information I have access to.