How Would You Know?

[Jimmy]

If I were to ask you does all of existence end when you die and begin again with your rebirth what would your answer be? How would you know?

 

[Eddi]

If I were to ask you does all of existence end when you die and begin again with your rebirth what would your answer be? How would you know?

I'm not so very important that if I were to die the whole universe would end

That is irrational and dare I say big headed

The world would carry on fine without me

I am not the center of the universe and neither is any other human

 

[Jimmy]

I'm not so very important that if I were to die the whole universe would end

That is irrational and dare I say big headed

The world would carry on fine without me

I am not the center of the universe and neither is any other human

Yeah but how would you know?

 

[ChristineM]

If I were to ask you does all of existence end when you die and begin again with your rebirth what would your answer be? How would you know?

Billions of have died and existence has continued existing, I'll go with the evidence.

 

[Tomef]

If I were to ask you does all of existence end when you die and begin again with your rebirth what would your answer be? How would you know?

If my arse was itching when I died, and still itching after my rebirth, I would know.

 

[SalixIncendium]

If I were to ask you does all of existence end when you die and begin again with your rebirth what would your answer be?

My answer would be no. In my true nature, I am all existence. I do not die.

 

[SalixIncendium]

I'm not so very important that if I were to die the whole universe would end

The OP asks about existence, not the universe.

Is existence "the whole universe?"

Or does the whole universe appear in existence?

 

[Eddi]

Yeah but how would you know?

The whole idea is self evidently absurd

It makes zero sense and is obviously not true

 

[Eddi]

The OP asks about existence, not the universe.

Is existence "the whole universe?"

Or does the whole universe appear in existence?

The universe is our little corner of existence

IMO

 

[Jimmy]

The whole idea is self evidently absurd

It makes zero sense and is obviously not true

I’m asking you how would you know? Does your body brain or heart tell you that you’re just an average guy?

 

[Alien826]

If I were to ask you does all of existence end when you die and begin again with your rebirth what would your answer be? How would you know?

I couldn't know, assuming my memories were included in what was ended and begun again. How could I?

I could speculate though. One question might be why is the existence of the whole universe dependent on me and not someone else? Which brings me inevitably to the concept of solipsism, that my consciousness is the only thing that exists and I'm imagining everything else. In that case though, I have to ask what stops and starts my life? If it's some other consciousness, then my solipsism conclusion must be wrong. So there's at least one other consciousness in the universe. But if it gets destroyed with me (you said "all of existence [ends]") what remains to start it all up again?

So what, anyway?

 

[Jimmy]

I couldn't know, assuming my memories were included in what was ended and begun again. How could I?

I could speculate though. One question might be why is the existence of the whole universe dependent on me and not someone else? Which brings me inevitably to the concept of solipsism, that my consciousness is the only thing that exists and I'm imagining everything else. In that case though, I have to ask what stops and starts my life? If it's some other consciousness, then my solipsism conclusion must be wrong. So there's at least one other consciousness in the universe. But if it gets destroyed with me (you said "all of existence [ends]") what remains to start it all up again?

So what, anyway?

The universe will take notice when your gone and your rebirth will start it all up again.

 

[Eddi]

I’m asking you how would you know? Does your body brain or heart tell you that you’re just an average guy?

I think I am somewhat above average

Yet I know I am not so ace that if I died then the whole universe would die with me

That would be egotistical to the extreme

 

[Jimmy]

I think I am somewhat above average

Yet I know I am not so ace that if I died then the whole universe would die with me

That would be egotistical to the extreme

How? You’re not answering the OP

 

[Eddi]

How?How? How? You’re not answering the OP

I was answering post number 10

Not the OP

 

[Jimmy]

I was answering post number 10

Not the OP

You haven’t answered the OP in any of your responses. Post number 10 is basically the OP. If you don’t know how it’s fine to say you don’t know.

 

[Eddi]

If I were to ask you does all of existence end when you die and begin again with your rebirth what would your answer be? How would you know?

I would say that if I thought that then I would be an ego maniac to say the very least

And I would know that as I have a grounding in reality and know that I am not so awesome that I am the source of all existence

 

[Jimmy]

I would say that if I thought that then I would be an ego maniac to say the very least

And I would know that as I have a grounding in reality and know that I am not so awesome that I am the source of all existence

That doesn’t tell me much though

 

[Eddi]

That doesn’t tell me much though

Dude, thinking that you are the source of all existence is not indicative of a healthy mind

That's what you need to be told

But whatever, you do you

Just don't expect to drag others into it

Cos that will never happen