Morbidisity? I'm not even sure what that means....
My first post in a while, and, contrary to most previous posts being a happy, somewhat factual account of my life, I'ma gonna talk horribly morbid theories now. More specifically....
Death is something everyone faces sooner or later (preferably later, in most cases), and there are a helluva lot of theories about what happens afterwards. However, whether you believe you'll rot in the ground, float up to heaven on a raincloud, or re-join the collective unconscious, it would be crazy to say you don't care what happens to your consciousness once dead. I've also noted that in the majority of religions (I won't say all, because I don't know about every religion), there is some form of afterlife - either some arbitrary place your soul goes, reincarnation or whatever else. I have yet to find a religion that advocates the complete destruction of the consciousness, and the reason for this is quite simple.
It is beyond our experience. Completely and utterly beyond what anyone can imagine, think, or feel.
Lets do a little exercise to demonstrate. Close your eyes for a few seconds and imagine a universe where you do not exist. Whether it is a future where you are dead, or a present where you never existed in the first place doesn't matter. Just imagine it.
Have you done that? Good.
Now, could you see, feel, or experience this imaginary universe in any way? If you answer no, you didn't bother attempting the exercise. If you answer yes, you are doing it wrong. This isn't your fault - it is impossible to do it right. Because you are able to observe this imaginary universe, your consciousness exists within it. It is impossible to imagine a universe without a "you". Within your own experience, you have always existed, and always will exist. Is this because there is some form if reincarnation, or is it because your brain was almost fully formed before you became conscious? Thats all a matter of personal belief, however, it does go some way to explaining the prevailence of the "afterlife" in human culture.
This post may have seemed like an attack on religion. It probably is. If it makes you question your beliefs, good. Everyone should question their own beliefs every now and again. It's the only way to reach the truth.
This philosophical post brought to you by my bathroom, which makes me think morbid thoughts, and a blog post someone else linked to. I may continue posts on this vein, if only to get everyone elses opinion.
Death is something everyone faces sooner or later (preferably later, in most cases), and there are a helluva lot of theories about what happens afterwards. However, whether you believe you'll rot in the ground, float up to heaven on a raincloud, or re-join the collective unconscious, it would be crazy to say you don't care what happens to your consciousness once dead. I've also noted that in the majority of religions (I won't say all, because I don't know about every religion), there is some form of afterlife - either some arbitrary place your soul goes, reincarnation or whatever else. I have yet to find a religion that advocates the complete destruction of the consciousness, and the reason for this is quite simple.
It is beyond our experience. Completely and utterly beyond what anyone can imagine, think, or feel.
Lets do a little exercise to demonstrate. Close your eyes for a few seconds and imagine a universe where you do not exist. Whether it is a future where you are dead, or a present where you never existed in the first place doesn't matter. Just imagine it.
Have you done that? Good.
Now, could you see, feel, or experience this imaginary universe in any way? If you answer no, you didn't bother attempting the exercise. If you answer yes, you are doing it wrong. This isn't your fault - it is impossible to do it right. Because you are able to observe this imaginary universe, your consciousness exists within it. It is impossible to imagine a universe without a "you". Within your own experience, you have always existed, and always will exist. Is this because there is some form if reincarnation, or is it because your brain was almost fully formed before you became conscious? Thats all a matter of personal belief, however, it does go some way to explaining the prevailence of the "afterlife" in human culture.
This post may have seemed like an attack on religion. It probably is. If it makes you question your beliefs, good. Everyone should question their own beliefs every now and again. It's the only way to reach the truth.
This philosophical post brought to you by my bathroom, which makes me think morbid thoughts, and a blog post someone else linked to. I may continue posts on this vein, if only to get everyone elses opinion.