Name: Anonymous 2008-10-13 18:37
Cosmic consciousness is the concept that the universe is a living superorganism with which animals, including humans, interconnect, and form a collective consciousness which spans the cosmos.
Cosmos refers to the universe as a whole, which is conceived to be an orderly, harmonious system; a complex orderly self-inclusive system; inconceivably extended in space or time.
Consciousness refers to the complete alert state of the mind, and its sensory systems. Often considered the upper state of existences, in which self-awareness and individuality originate within the brain.
Humans can be conceived as partaking in this greater Consciousness. The idea does not contradict science or biology. While the modern conception of consciousness is that of a physical phenomenon taking place within the brain, there is no evidence to support this, and it does not seem feasible to construct an experiment which would put this idea to the test, given the completely subjective nature of consciousness. It is clear that the identity and personality of a human being is stored in the brain, but consciousness seems to be altogether a different phenomenon which remains when everything else is stripped away (ego death).
Cosmos refers to the universe as a whole, which is conceived to be an orderly, harmonious system; a complex orderly self-inclusive system; inconceivably extended in space or time.
Consciousness refers to the complete alert state of the mind, and its sensory systems. Often considered the upper state of existences, in which self-awareness and individuality originate within the brain.
Humans can be conceived as partaking in this greater Consciousness. The idea does not contradict science or biology. While the modern conception of consciousness is that of a physical phenomenon taking place within the brain, there is no evidence to support this, and it does not seem feasible to construct an experiment which would put this idea to the test, given the completely subjective nature of consciousness. It is clear that the identity and personality of a human being is stored in the brain, but consciousness seems to be altogether a different phenomenon which remains when everything else is stripped away (ego death).