For the simpleton haha

[Jimmy]

Let me ask this here since no one could simply answer my last post. Haha

As you know I believe there exists a man living today who when dies causes all of existence to end and then they're reborn along with a new world and existence. And this goes on infinitely. A repeating cycle if you will.

So my question to you is; is this unlikely, likely or most likely?

 

[Mark Charles Compton]

Expectations: likely
Hopes: unlikely

Question: Are you proposing the 'Truman Show' version of the simulation argument? In which one individual is the patient/subject and all the rest of us are simulated.
Answer: If this is your proposal, I suppose I would prefer to be a program or simulation, in the possibility that this accurately describes our reality, as I feel a necessity to believe that the rest of you truly exist for my own peace of mind.

Edit: changed "Beliefs:" to the current "Expectations:"

 

[The Crimson Universe]

As you know I believe there exists a man living today who when dies...

Nothing really dies. Death is an illusion.

 

[Mark Charles Compton]

Nothing really dies. Death is an illusion.

If the elements that make up the entity I consider 'self' are only going to be in this structured form for such a diminutive period of time relative to the duration that they and the universe exist within...

Are we certain as to what should be defined as 'alive'? Which is the illusion, this tiny glimpse of existence, or the time spent in a dust cloud swirling into a newly formed star system?

That which I am made up has experienced both, so I've been led to believe. If you claiming there is no contrast or differentiating between the many forms the many atoms representing my composition will experience, I would be hard pressed to agree with such a sentiment.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Let me ask this here since no one could simply answer my last post. Haha

As you know I believe there exists a man living today who when dies causes all of existence to end and then they're reborn along with a new world and existence. And this goes on infinitely. A repeating cycle if you will.

So my question to you is; is this unlikely, likely or most likely?

Yep. Same as this life. Forever and ever .

 

[Twilight Hue]

Nothing really dies. Death is an illusion.

Same with birth.

It's actually a continuation of the continuum.

People really don't realize we are continuously born while continuously dying at the same time in an unbroken series of events.

 

[Aupmanyav]

As you know I believe there exists a man living today who when dies causes all of existence to end and then they're reborn along with a new world and existence. And this goes on infinitely. A repeating cycle if you will.

Welcome to believe whatever you believe. I have problems with 'reborn'. Everyone is reborn only in the chemical sense (after the disintegration of the body), and this goes on for ever. A repeating cycle if you will.

Yep. Same as this life. Forever and ever.

That goes against Buddha's views.

 

[Mock Turtle]

Let me ask this here since no one could simply answer my last post. Haha

As you know I believe there exists a man living today who when dies causes all of existence to end and then they're reborn along with a new world and existence. And this goes on infinitely. A repeating cycle if you will.

So my question to you is; is this unlikely, likely or most likely?

Why a man and not a woman?

And to answer the question - very unlikely. What would be the consequences of believing this - useful, irrelevant, or whatever? What would one have to discard - scientific evidence for example - if one was to believe this?

 

[wizanda]

As you know I believe there exists a man living today who when dies causes all of existence to end and then they're reborn along with a new world and existence.

On the one hand I recognize the divine qualities in everyone; yet as far as I understand, everything revolves around the Universal Central Processor (CPU/God), not around just one being - else it makes the end of realty egocentric, rather than universal.

In my opinion.

 

[Stevicus]

Let me ask this here since no one could simply answer my last post. Haha

As you know I believe there exists a man living today who when dies causes all of existence to end and then they're reborn along with a new world and existence. And this goes on infinitely. A repeating cycle if you will.

So my question to you is; is this unlikely, likely or most likely?

I suppose anything is possible. I can't say whether it's likely or unlikely. All I really know is what I think, feel, see, and perceive about my reality at this moment. I deal with the reality as it's presented to me. On a practical, functional level, I have to operate under the assumption that there is nothing else beyond that.

However, during idle moments, it might be interesting to speculate on the possibilities of what could be. If there's a man living today whose death would cause all existence to end, if we're assuming I'm not that man, then I would just be some kind of NPC. Under such circumstances, it doesn't appear that I would even be aware of the sudden end of existence or rebirth into a new world.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Let me ask this here since no one could simply answer my last post. Haha

From which you inferred that you are dealing with simpletons?

As you know I believe there exists a man living today who when dies causes all of existence to end and then they're reborn along with a new world and existence. And this goes on infinitely. A repeating cycle if you will.

Folks prove capable of all manny of baseless beliefs.

So my question to you is; is this unlikely, likely or most likely?

Just out of curiosity, how might a rational person determine likelihood?

 

[Mark Charles Compton]

Just out of curiosity, how might a rational person determine likelihood?

I was treating unlikely as <49%. Likely as >51%. Most likely as >90%... Call me presumptuous.

 

[The Crimson Universe]

Are we certain as to what should be defined as 'alive'? Which is the illusion, this tiny glimpse of existence, or the time spent in a dust cloud swirling into a newly formed star system?

In my opinion, both are.

Our time here on Earth as separate unique individuals ... and the swirling clouds of gas and dust present in the cosmos are both transient in nature. Their creation and destruction is a never ending repetitive process.

Since this phenomenal world is constantly changing, it is not accepted as the Ultimate Reality and instead considered illusory by the followers of the Advaita school, to which I belong.

By illusion I dont mean to say that the reality that we are all familiar with is completely false.
By illusion I simply mean that our vision of the world is not complete and that there’s more to reality than we superficially see.

That which I am made up has experienced both, so I've been led to believe. If you claiming there is no contrast or differentiating between the many forms the many atoms representing my composition will experience, I would be hard pressed to agree with such a sentiment.

I believe that I was never really "made up" by the atoms or elements.

The atoms and elements that are responsible for the multitude of forms (with all its distinctions and uniqueness) have instead emanated from me (The real infinite me) and rests "within" my infinite Self.
Ofcourse I have no way to prove this yet but this is what the enlightened masters wants us to believe. :=)

 

[Mark Charles Compton]

In my opinion, both are.

Our time here on Earth as separate unique individuals ... and the swirling clouds of gas and dust present in the cosmos are both transient in nature. Their creation and destruction is a never ending repetitive process.

Since this phenomenal world is constantly changing, it is not accepted as the Ultimate Reality and instead considered illusory by the followers of the Advaita school, to which I belong.

By illusion I dont mean to say that the reality that we are all familiar with is completely false.
By illusion I simply mean that our vision of the world is not complete and that there’s more to reality than we superficially see.




I believe that I was never really "made up" by the atoms or elements.

The atoms and elements that are responsible for the multitude of forms (with all its distinctions and uniqueness) have instead emanated from me (The real infinite me) and rests "within" my infinite Self.
Ofcourse I have no way to prove this yet but this is what the enlightened masters wants us to believe. :=)

So, in this teaching, we are a wellspring of matter constantly being created? Of course, likewise constantly in the process of 'destruction' or, more accurately, diffusion.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

I was treating unlikely as <49%. Likely as >51%. Most likely as >90%... Call me presumptuous.

As you wish. My question, however, is this: what is a reasonable rational for arriving at any of the above determinations? The OP presents what is little more than an unintended (and perhaps goofy) Rorschach test.

 

[Mark Charles Compton]

As you wish. My question, however, is this: what is a reasonable rational for arriving at any of the above determinations? The OP presents what is little more than an unintended (and perhaps goofy) Rorschach test.

My rationale for these numbers were (admittedly flawed) as follows: If it occurs less than half of the time, it is unlikely. If it occurs more than half of the time, it is likely. 9 out of 10 occurrences is the most likely scenario. Super simplistic statistics. >33% and <66% and leaving the 90% could be a more agreeable ratio to some.

Edit: However, what would we call the 34%-65% range? Perhaps that should be 'unlikely' and add a fourth tier, calling it "Most unlikely"?

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

My rationale for these numbers were (admittedly flawed) as follows: ...

[ good grief ]

 

[The Crimson Universe]

So, in this teaching, we are a wellspring of matter constantly being created? Of course, likewise constantly in the process of 'destruction' or, more accurately, diffusion.

I think manifestation and unmanifestation are probably the best words to describe these events. :=)

 

[gnomon]

Let me ask this here since no one could simply answer my last post. Haha

As you know I believe there exists a man living today who when dies causes all of existence to end and then they're reborn along with a new world and existence. And this goes on infinitely. A repeating cycle if you will.

So my question to you is; is this unlikely, likely or most likely?

It doesn't matter.

 

[Mark Charles Compton]

[ good grief ]

You're the one who asked. No need to be rude or whatever was meant by this.

I was simply trying to be honest and informative of my subjective experience regarding your inquiry. Perhaps my simplistic system of rationale is irrational to you. If you must, you can call me a simpleton.