Poll of the Day > Life, Universe, Everything topic

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Was wanting to create a topic series where philosophical minds can come together and discuss things like the meaning of life, how the universe works and anything else anyone wishes to discuss like our own spiritual energy/aura.

Ill get the conversation started with my current belief of what happens when we die. After much meditation and reflection, I am rather confident in my beliefs that our existence or life experience is cyclical. When you die, you just reawaken reborn as a child and have forgotten everything that has happened in your previous life. My current mediation and focus has been to determine if its the exact same every single time, or if it does have variations. The only problem with variations is that even extremely small changes in choices can have rather large effects so its much easier for it to be the same every time without getting into the discussion of alternate dimensions and what not.

Still a lot to work out with the theory, but if anyone would like to discuss that or anything else, please feel free to do so. No thought or idea is too out there.

https://youtu.be/Zb5qTdb6LbM

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So, that is sorta my belief.

First I believe initially there was a being that was conscious, he was bored as balls, so he created the universe. That was pretty cool for awhile but when dealing with eternity, everything eventually gets old (literally).

The solution was simple, split up his personality/consciousness among billions and billions of life forms throughout time, each and every one is separate and lives out individual lives with no (or almost no) recollection of other lives they have lived.

This works well and fighting unending boredom, but the basic laws of the universe still stand.

Therefore, eventually the universe collapses back on itself, and then once again explodes. This would naturally be completely different each time, with totally different planets etc, except, it's infinite, it happens over and over and over again.

If you repeat anything enough times, you start to create a loop. Initially just the actual location of planets/matter in the universe would be the same each time, but over enough times, you would start to have the actions of every entity in the universe repeat. We may or may not be at that point already, but it is quite possible that we are reliving the same lives over and over again at this point, as well as living as every other sentient being between resets.

This would explain the feeling that you have done things before, or for-knowledge of the future occasionally etc. It also explains why sometimes if you have a close connection with someone you can feel their pain, or know when something bad happens to them etc.

While there is not a ton of evidence to support this theory, it makes logical sense, and there is no evidence to disprove it. It's fairly likely that something along these lines is exactly why we exist and is how the universe itself works.

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its refreshing to have a zen poster here, ok?

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LUE was shut down for a reason, you degenerate!

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ZenMaster420 posted...

When you die, you just reawaken reborn as a child

That might make sense if the number of deaths was mirrored exactly by the number of new births. But in decades when birth rates consistently outstrip death rates year after year, where are all these extra souls coming from to fill the bodies of newborn infants? Or if births can't keep pace with deaths, just how long is this queue of souls waiting to be born again?

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MondoMan180 posted...

https://youtu.be/Zb5qTdb6LbM

Only watched part of the video, but does a good job at trying to put things like time and matter into perspective. Gives more reenforcement to the idea of an almost infinite amount of universes and possibilities because time and matter can be irrelevant.

wolfy42 posted...

If you repeat anything enough times, you start to create a loop. Initially just the actual location of planets/matter in the universe would be the same each time, but over enough times, you would start to have the actions of every entity in the universe repeat. We may or may not be at that point already, but it is quite possible that we are reliving the same lives over and over again at this point, as well as living as every other sentient being between resets.

This would explain the feeling that you have done things before, or for-knowledge of the future occasionally etc. It also explains why sometimes if you have a close connection with someone you can feel their pain, or know when something bad happens to them etc.

Exactly. On an infinite scale theres going to be a lot of repeatability. Maybe after experiencing something so many times somehow you are able to actually able to remember. The cyclical theory of existence explains a lot of that unexplained intuition we all experience.

ClarkDuke posted...

its refreshing to have a zen poster here, ok?

Thank you. This board is a great place to have enlightened discussions and look forward to emulating that deep fire side atmosphere in this topic. I know that there are many posters here that are into the zen lifestyle and would love to hear their input.

EvilMegas posted...

LUE was shut down for a reason, you degenerate!

Im not sure what that is since Im fairly new to this site. This is just a topic discussing life, universe, and everything and you are more than welcome to contribute to the conversation my friend.

Criminalt posted...

That might make sense if the number of deaths was mirrored exactly by the number of new births. But in decades when birth rates consistently outstrip death rates year after year, where are all these extra souls coming from to fill the bodies of newborn infants? Or if births can't keep pace with deaths, just how long is this queue of souls waiting to be born again?

In my theory you are not immediately reborn. You have to wait for the universal reset. When youre dead, time is irrelevant. Eventually the universe restarts and everything happens all over again. You have no recollection of that time youre out sort of like when you are asleep.

Alpha, Omega and choices.

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I think that when you die, you die. You personally took time to think about life and death, and you came to the conclusion that people have been hypothesizing over without evidence for 1000s of years? I wouldn't call that philosophy, I'd call it plagiarism.

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Okay, so like, the worst part about Hulu ads is that they cluster them together instead of pacing them out. So like you'll get three a minute and thirty second ad blocks in a ten minute segment of a fifty minute show. And it's always more than halfway through so you're already invested. Super annoying. Space the ads out or if they're going to cluster them at least make them quick ads. Seeing a minute and a half ads followed by five minutes of content only to get hit with another ad block is THE WORST!

~Still a lot of work to do in this theory~

Yes, a theory in which you will never actually do any work, and only pontificate superficially on. lmfao

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I used to be afraid of death but now I think it is a reward. You get to let go of everything.

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Mead posted...

I used to be afraid of death but now I think it is a reward. You get to let go of everything.

I dealt with very extreme night terrors through my preteens, and overcame my fear of death at the age of 13.

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sometimes I just get overwhelmed just thinking about how big the universe is. Our galaxy is 126,000 light years wide and we know that there is at least one galaxy that is 6 times bigger. Then there is all the space between the galaxies...

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EvilMegas posted...

LUE was shut down for a reason, you degenerate!

LUE wasn't shut down, access to it is simply restricted. The board is still very much around and still has people posting on it.

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They essentially closed it to new members though right?

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Firewood18 posted...

sometimes I just get overwhelmed just thinking about how big the universe is. Our galaxy is 126,000 light years wide and we know that there is at least one galaxy that is 6 times bigger. Then there is all the space between the galaxies...

Don't even start thinking about how far apart the atomic particles making up your molecules are.

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Firewood18 posted...

sometimes I just get overwhelmed just thinking about how big the universe is. Our galaxy is 126,000 light years wide and we know that there is at least one galaxy that is 6 times bigger. Then there is all the space between the galaxies...

@Firewood18 dude, seriously, watch the video I linked

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To address the first topic you introduced, what happens after we die, I think it's nothing. We die and cease to exist or be conscious. That's the end. Our existence and consciousness begins with our birth and ends with our death. I don't believe there is anything beyond this, in a physical sense. Not to say that life is meaningless, but the only meaning we get is what we attribute to it. I don't think we continue to exist and cycle through the ages. Our thoughts and ideas and influence might, but not us.

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Here's a good one on Time and the Universe that is quite mindblowing. Something we can actually consider and study in those realms - all far more fascinating (in my opinion) than pontificating on 'life after death'.

https://youtu.be/uD4izuDMUQA

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ReturnOfFa posted...

Here's a good one on Time and the Universe that is quite mindblowing. Something we can actually consider and study in those realms - all far more fascinating (in my opinion) than pontificating on 'life after death'.

https://youtu.be/uD4izuDMUQA

Ooh I had this in my Watch Later list, thank you for reminding me

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MondoMan180 posted...

Ooh I had this in my Watch Later list, thank you for reminding me

It's amazing how early the universe dies! It's a good night-time video.

If you need something a bit...opposite to wake you up, this is less in keeping with the 'philosophical' theme, but still amazing + informative:
https://youtu.be/xuCn8ux2gbs

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SunWuKung420 posted...

Alpha, Omega and choices.

The beginning, the end, and everything in between. We know that the beginning and end are a constant, but what about the middle?

ReturnOfFa posted...

I think that when you die, you die. You personally took time to think about life and death, and you came to the conclusion that people have been hypothesizing over without evidence for 1000s of years? I wouldn't call that philosophy, I'd call it plagiarism.

Yes, death is the end, but it is also the beginning. Its the circle of life and not the straight line for a reason.

JigsawTDC posted...

Okay, so like, the worst part about Hulu ads is that they cluster them together instead of pacing them out. So like you'll get three a minute and thirty second ad blocks in a ten minute segment of a fifty minute show. And it's always more than halfway through so you're already invested. Super annoying. Space the ads out or if they're going to cluster them at least make them quick ads. Seeing a minute and a half ads followed by five minutes of content only to get hit with another ad block is THE WORST!

I highly recommend watching the movie Palm Springs on Hulu. Its an exclusive and its rather funny and insightful.

ReturnOfFa posted...

~Still a lot of work to do in this theory~

Yes, a theory in which you will never actually do any work, and only pontificate superficially on. lmfao

I feel like youre being a little hostile. If Im incorrect in this assumption, please forgive me but this is an open topic for the free discussion of ideas. All theories are a work in progress till they become fact.

Mead posted...

I used to be afraid of death but now I think it is a reward. You get to let go of everything.

There is no need to fear death. You will be back and see everyone and everything again. My only fear would be the type of death because some are much worse than others.

Firewood18 posted...

sometimes I just get overwhelmed just thinking about how big the universe is. Our galaxy is 126,000 light years wide and we know that there is at least one galaxy that is 6 times bigger. Then there is all the space between the galaxies...

Thats whats so amazing about the universe and existence. I have trouble wrapping my head around the idea of infinity, but the vastness of existence is on that scale.

beefcake71090 posted...

To address the first topic you introduced, what happens after we die, I think it's nothing. We die and cease to exist or be conscious. That's the end. Our existence and consciousness begins with our birth and ends with our death. I don't believe there is anything beyond this, in a physical sense. Not to say that life is meaningless, but the only meaning we get is what we attribute to it. I don't think we continue to exist and cycle through the ages. Our thoughts and ideas and influence might, but not us.

Yes. We live then die. Nothing more, but this is a cycle that repeats itself. We live the same life over and over again. Its part of the cycle of the universe and existence as a whole.

Swimming through space. What if space/black matter is more water like then we realize?

Mead posted...

I used to be afraid of death but now I think it is a reward. You get to let go of everything.

Meditation is a way of experiencing the same release while living. Nonetheless, I think everyone has hoped for death at some point because of the escape and comfort the idea provides. Everyone's time is inevitable though, so I hope you can learn to appreciate your time here more as it's far less permanent (as far as I understand)

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How much weed do you smoke, TC?

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UltraIchi posted...

How much weed do you smoke, TC?

It's actually a troll account intending to attempt to insult me.

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SunWuKung420 posted...

It's actually a troll account intending to attempt to insult me.

Doesn't mean they don't blaze

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UltraIchi posted...

Doesn't mean they don't blaze

True but unlikely. Only crazy uptight bald heads feel it's necessary to make many troll accounts.

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UltraIchi posted...

Doesn't mean they don't blaze

he always claims things like this, everything has to be about sunny, its rather depressing, ok?

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SunWuKung420 posted...

True but unlikely. Only crazy uptight bald heads feel it's necessary to make many troll accounts.

I know you are going through some very tough times. I am here for you as both a friend and a mentor if you ever want a friendly ear. I know that you are currently unable to post for some very extreme comments you made, but with the power and positivity of the universe we can heal these deep wounds.

ZenMaster420 posted...

I know you are going through some very tough times. I am here for you as both a friend and a mentor if you ever want a friendly ear. I know that you are currently unable to post for some very extreme comments you made, but with the power and positivity of the universe we can heal these deep wounds.

let me say, it sounds like you are very perceptive when its comes to dealing with individuals like sunny. hes most certainly struggling with far deeper issues, and while i dont agree with how hes dealing with it, you seem to speak his language, ok?

i hope he takes you up on your offer, ok?

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