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I can't remember not ever being here. I feel that when we die things will be the same, not existing. How much time passed while I did not exist*? What made me conscious? I feel that if our world and consciousness happened once it can happen again. A completely different situation but it could happen again. Being dead, I could 'not exist' for a long time*. Then suddenly, I exist again (consciousness). And it would be like no time* had passed at all. And If this be the case, relax, we live forever. Ad infinitum.*Some will say even time doesn't or didn't exist. I'm calling 'time' the thing 'that is' or 'not is' while we're not conscious.
Quote from: Poppa Oomowmow on 17/02/2007 14:47:37I can't remember not ever being here. I feel that when we die things will be the same, not existing. How much time passed while I did not exist*? What made me conscious? I feel that if our world and consciousness happened once it can happen again. A completely different situation but it could happen again. Being dead, I could 'not exist' for a long time*. Then suddenly, I exist again (consciousness). And it would be like no time* had passed at all. And If this be the case, relax, we live forever. Ad infinitum.*Some will say even time doesn't or didn't exist. I'm calling 'time' the thing 'that is' or 'not is' while we're not conscious.WELCOME Poppa Oomowmow,You've touched on a topic which might lead to a lengthy thread...in MY opinion...I know the Universe was around for a few billion years before I came along....and it will continue for billions of years after I have gone too......In all that time previously...I sincerely do not remember popping in and out of existence a few times.....but if I did...and I can't remember it...then what's the point !!?...If I am to come back...I want to come back as ' me ' !!Regarding the nature of Time......well...if the nature of the Universe is to continue to expand forever then unless it (The Universe) rips apart then time will continue ad infinitum..........if the universe is to collapse back on itself (which I think is not generally accepted now) then ' time ' will indeed come to halt I think in what people call the big crunch !!....I'm just a novice in this field though...so perhaps an expert will clarify my last points.Anyway...WELCOME again..