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Old 08-21-2009, 08:03 AM   #6 (permalink)
verklingen
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i think we control our mind, and our mind controls the brain.

some questions:

if i'm really "in control" of my brain, what separates that process from other things which are "controlled?" things such as physical laws which determine the rules of existence and the composition/distribution of matter/energy. . . are they in turn directed by some force similar to consciousness? and if not, does that mean my "control" is a mere illusion?

i think you can experience it either way, so i'm partial to the fun concept of consciousness being behind everything. did you ever notice how physicists/chemists are always discovering new ways to do things that are supposed to be impossible; discovering new states of matter/molecular structures with exotic and truly fantastic properties? i think it's because physics is no limitation to unlimited consciousness.

technologically, politically, socially, even emotionally and spiritually. . . i see us following a definite trend of revealing and subsequently repealing the limitations barring our progress toward whatever wonders we dream up. what reason is there for it to stop? we are so obviously part of a greater consciousness which writhes in every nook and cranny of the universe: what can't be accomplished with all existence at your side?

but maybe it's just an illusion
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