From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/23/2026 10:06 AM, Dude wrote:   
   > On 1/23/2026 9:46 AM, dart200 wrote:   
   >> On 1/23/26 9:35 AM, Julian wrote:   
   >>> https://aeon.co/videos/would-immortality-offer-a-curse-of-boredom-or-   
   >>> endless-novelty   
   >>   
   >> i mean our "mortality" may only be a delusion due to lack of direct   
   >> evidence for what comes next anyways 🤷   
   >>   
   > It appears that humans are the only entity in the entire universe that   
   > is self conscious. Consciousness is the center of the universe - without   
   > it, we would not exist.   
   >   
   > Maybe when people die, only a small part is discarded: the individual   
   > ego and the physical body. And, what is left is a spirit or expression   
   > that exists in a state of pure consciousness, with no boundaries.   
   >   
   > So, maybe a physical part of us disappear, and they will be missed, but   
   > what if our consciousness remains?   
   >   
   > And, all our past actions, thoughts, dreams and memories are deposited   
   > into a vast storehouse of consciousness, where anyone could freely   
   > experience anything that ever happened or was dreamed, since man became   
   > self conscious.   
   >   
   > It sounds crazy! What time?   
    >   
   So, the historical Buddha taught that everything that happens, is caused   
   by something else. The central philosophy of Buddhism: Causation   
      
   It means that everything from causes and conditions—including physical   
   bodies, mind, thoughts, and material objects—eventually passes away. All   
   compounded, conditioned things are impermanent.   
      
   "Everything happens for a reason." - Buddha   
      
   Key Words:   
      
   Conditioned and impermanent   
      
   The question is, is this a form of nihilism, or enlightened truth?   
      
   What if there really is no Spirit up in the Sky?   
      
   Other questions:   
      
   Is there an individual self monad?   
   Where does our soul go when we die?   
   Why do good people experience bad things?   
   Are we bound or are we free?   
   If bound, by what means can we free our self?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)