Are we all one consciousness? (1 of 2)

Which of these is true: (1) I have no soul; (2) I have a soul; (3) I am a soul? You might be surprised at what you can learn about your inner self purely by logical deduction, without reference to any religious dogma.

I examine what "consciousness" is and how does it differs from "mind", and I share some penetrating insights that have caused me to redefine how I view myself.

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• consciousness
• awareness
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• mind
• spirit
• soul
• brain
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• afterlife
• atheism
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• ai
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• gender

[GlobalDating]

those are brilliant logical deductive points darryl. but how do you explain that many people who have NDE's report seeing their deceased loved ones during the experience in the light?

[darrylsloan]

@GlobalDating Many people claim many things. One of the principle thing that the brain does when it's not working properly is hallucinate. But I'll refrain from any firm convictions until I've researched NDEs.

[romerieger]

He is like that jedi master from star wars! Obi wan!

[darrylsloan]

@romerieger Actually I used to have the nickname "Chewie", probably because of my height and general lazy-ass lack of shaving. :-)

[mUniChCDN]

where is ur accent from?

[darrylsloan]

Northern Ireland

[assassinbbx]

You probably leave subliminal messages in your videos because I love them Darryl....or the first Darryl I meet in life. :)

[darrylsloan]

@RoyalPSI Six foot three inches, maybe four. Tall. :-)

[TheMarioface]

Just a question regarding conscientiousness. I agree with what your saying just 1 part I do not understand. You are saying conscientiousness is something inside you saying I am me: could it not be your brain functioning allowing you to believe you are you?

[GlobalDating]

@darrylsloan some of these NDE's occur when the brain is shut down with a flat brainline though. watch on youtube "interview with dr jeffrey long". he has studied 1300 NDE's and presents in his book 9 lines of evidence why NDE's are not hallucinations or due to oxygen deprivation. here is the link: v=um9GjWkM5kw check it out. it's very fascinating. he says that these people see their deceased loved ones during an NDE.

[AlgeKalipso]

I have a problem with 'being' in the phrase "we are spiritual beings having a human experience'. I think I get what you want to say, but that word is probably misleading: it implies yet another substance behind our consciousness. In the philosophical community, what you are saying resembles very much the "extreme claim" of personal identity proposed by Derek Parfit. He suggests we look at consciousness from a constructive reductionist perspective (as opposed to eliminitave redcutoionism).

[TheObserver2012]

maybe consciousness re-constructs these entities (are loved one's) for comfort after we the body dies...i like the way you think my friend thank you for sharing your thoughts.

[Nacluw]

@OmegaChaos90 Hi my answer was 6 months ago I've grown spiritually alot (not religiously) since then. I recognize this that looks trough my eyes as spirit itself. And I got so far when meditating that I could feel my body is like a vehicle I control. I don't look at my body trough the mirror alot anymore. I don't have to worry about what people say anymore and defend my world view cuz I see it myself now:) It's quite nice freedom.

[OmegaChaos90]

@Nacluw True indeed.

I once asked on google what atheists believed in.And I was thinking "Man this is stupid I already know".Turns up on Yahoo Answer two atheists said they believed and witnessed the soul but didn't believe in god.At the time that was striking because the mainstream atheistic community had set up this zealous image of not believing in the soul.Thats one of the main reasons I see atheism as a religion.They got too carnied away with contrasting themselves that it went the othr way

[GlobalDating]

@darrylsloan type in "pam reynolds" in youtube and watch the video about her case. it's considered the best case for NDE's because her brain and heart had clinically stopped during her NDE. regarding hallucinations, psychologists NEVER address exactly WHERE the images during hallucinations come from exactly and what forms them? have you figured out the answer to that? could they be from other dimensions? when your brain is half asleep you perceive different things.