(August 8, 2010 at 4:25 am)ABierman1986 Wrote: The development of sentience could then be a universal attempt to examine itself and the human sense of god is the true semblance coming through.
Perhaps this underlying energy that permeates the universe interacts with itself in a way we can't understand...
These two statements seem quite profound to me. As to the first, what if the human being has simply evolved the concept of God (and everyone has a personal God) so as to use that primordial force more effectively. In other words, perhaps people who invent a personal God then use that notion to better understand the ultimate primordial consciousness and thus become more "enlightened" in general. Perhaps there is an evolutionary advantage to that. Let's face it, people who believe we are nothing but atoms and dirt will not be inclined to do the things that have propelled man forward thus far. But people who have believed in God have done heroic things, built cathedrals and magnificent structures like pyramids, Stonehenge, etc., and produced fantastic art and literature, which all of education is ultimately built upon. Perhaps people like Jesus Christ simply had a better "god" so to speak than others.
I mean, think about it, the mystical experience of advanced religious practitioners is almost the same across all religions: a sense of oneness with the universe. Couldn't it be that there is an evolutionary advantage given to those who are able to channel this primordial consciousness? I don't know, but I'm interested in what you think.
Because one thing we all know: Consciousness is real. And the more that matter has of it, the better able it is to thrive. If you consider rocks to plants to animals.
