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Originally posted by blocula
The value of money is an illusion as well,its actually worthless and is meaningless beyond the trust we adhere to it...
Originally posted by banishedfromthisarea
reply to post by blocula
We sleep so we don't spend money for 8 hours.edit on 9-11-2011 by blocula because: (no reason given)
Then why are our brains "more active" while sleeping then they are when we are awake?
Originally posted by nh_ee
My Dogs go to sleep at a normal time consistently every evening by around 9:30.
As we know our subconscious mind controls our heart and brain functions hence why we don't have to remember to breath for example.
Sleep is merely a system diagnostic of sorts which by taking the Conscious mind out of the picture allows the Brain more bandwidth in which to focus upon repairing the body.
Which is why we as animals require sleep.
When someone commits suicide,i believe that they,"the pixelated projection of light and thought that they actually are" is automatically and instantly up-loaded back into the super advanced simulation machine for reconfiguration in preperation for their next holographic incarnation...Suicide...Death itself ...is no escape...
Originally posted by dudeawesome
reply to post by lucentenigma
Supposing you were a brain in a vat, realistically you would have the choice of accepting or rejecting the simulated reality, what do you suppose happens when you reject it? I'm not looking for death as an answer here, as you wouldn't be killing yourself, only rejecting false data sent to your brain.
The previously down-loaded,virtual reality data has not run its course yet and when the simulation machine detects that your brain is ready for new holographically simulated
Originally posted by aivlas
Got creative writing 101 down
Still wanting to know why when people stay awake they still experiance new things?edit on 9-11-2011 by aivlas because: (no reason given)
No i have not read that book,but i will try to and thanx for telling about it...You should definitely read some of Dr.Nick Bostroms theories about how we probably are within someone or somethings simulated reality.He is an Oxford professor...
Originally posted by hypattia
reply to post by blocula
Have you read "Physics of Immortality", by physicist Frank Tippler? He postulated about our future descendants, time travel and simulated virtual realities. Awesome book!
Always find resonance with your posts, I feel the same about "We are really in hell".
It is true and our brains are more active when we are asleep and dreaming that they are when we are awake...Read topic 4,paragraph 4, in this link... www.trans4mind.com...
Originally posted by tk2dsky
Originally posted by blocula
,but in reality,our brains are more active when sleeping, then they are when we are awake
Interesting theory, but that particular quote above is not true. As a person who's job it is to watch people's brain waves while they sleep, I can tell you for certain that they slow down for the majority of time while we are in slumber. When in REM, sleep is much like awake, but that is just a fragment of the time spent in bed.
Thank you for sharing though, I enjoy pondering these things.
Originally posted by banishedfromthisarea
reply to post by banishedfromthisarea
No, really, the brain is just a radio and our conscience exists somewhere else. I know that because creatures come born with knowledge they couldn't possibly have known - like birds knowing which way to fly for winter - that kind of stuff. And, with quantum entanglement, distance isn't a problem as it (the knowledge transfer) is instantaneous. Doesn't that sound better than the computer being downloaded argument?
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I think it sounds awesome and the brain being a radio that you mentioned...a radio is receiving information from another source,just like our brains are as well...
Originally posted by okamitengu
you stole your idea from dark city
DARK CITY - IMDB
there is nothing new under the sun.
Originally posted by KristinLynnxo
Also, what is our subconciousness and why do we only use 3% of our consciousness? More interestingly how does anyone measure our full consciousness to deduct it to the actual use of only 3% consciousness?
Originally posted by cheftim59
or, we i could just be tired.