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Originally posted by TruthIncarnate
reply to post by Darkblade71
Hmm well the idea of questioning what is real or not stems from the realization that all relies on memory, including precognition, therefore if you actually remember an instance of precognition and then it occurs you find yourself questioning reality as your memories do not match up with the linear time line because you remembered something before it happened, which then leads you to believe the 'actual you' must be in the future and that the current 'you' is simply an echo of such. Or maybe you just have good coping skills
Originally posted by TruthIncarnate
Haven't posted in this thread for a while, as im the OP i feel i should chime in now and again so here goes :
All life is but an instance, we 'compartmentalize' this instance into a millions of other instances (the smallest observable measurement of which is seconds) by doing this it produces the illusion we are passing 'through time' but time is really just our own mind splitting the 'whole' original instance into a series of smaller 'comprehensible instances'.
Maybe precognition is reaching an 'in-between state' in which this process of 'compartmentalization' is altered in some way, allowing the pre-cog the ability to appear as if they can see / experience the future, it is only when this experience is reflected upon (such as initiating thought instead of simply 'being') that the experience ends.
Its like being in a dream, you are like an empty vessel simply experiencing all that the external world is causing when in a precognitive state, this is because what you are doing is existing in two states of mind, the first is the 'future you' this future you acts as a vessel for the other state 'the current you', the 'current you' is basically taking a 'back seat ride' and really has no control over anything, it is the 'future you' (the vessel you occupy while in the precognitive state) that makes all the decisions, the 'current you' is simply observing said actions.
Its kind of hard to explain, but i think i should make it clear that what i am describing in the previous paragraphs is the most direct precognitive experience you can have (direct in the sense that you are experiencing the actual future rather than probable futures) there are deeper states that allow a pre-cog to not only view but also actively decide what possible futures exist, when in these states 'you' dont 'exist' yet, as in the future you are effecting / viewing is still undecided, its a much deeper state but it is present always.
Originally posted by ChiForce
Originally posted by TruthIncarnate
Haven't posted in this thread for a while, as im the OP i feel i should chime in now and again so here goes :
All life is but an instance, we 'compartmentalize' this instance into a millions of other instances (the smallest observable measurement of which is seconds) by doing this it produces the illusion we are passing 'through time' but time is really just our own mind splitting the 'whole' original instance into a series of smaller 'comprehensible instances'.
Maybe precognition is reaching an 'in-between state' in which this process of 'compartmentalization' is altered in some way, allowing the pre-cog the ability to appear as if they can see / experience the future, it is only when this experience is reflected upon (such as initiating thought instead of simply 'being') that the experience ends.
Its like being in a dream, you are like an empty vessel simply experiencing all that the external world is causing when in a precognitive state, this is because what you are doing is existing in two states of mind, the first is the 'future you' this future you acts as a vessel for the other state 'the current you', the 'current you' is basically taking a 'back seat ride' and really has no control over anything, it is the 'future you' (the vessel you occupy while in the precognitive state) that makes all the decisions, the 'current you' is simply observing said actions.
Its kind of hard to explain, but i think i should make it clear that what i am describing in the previous paragraphs is the most direct precognitive experience you can have (direct in the sense that you are experiencing the actual future rather than probable futures) there are deeper states that allow a pre-cog to not only view but also actively decide what possible futures exist, when in these states 'you' dont 'exist' yet, as in the future you are effecting / viewing is still undecided, its a much deeper state but it is present always.
What you are describing is a parallel universe but interconnected in some way with a linear time and space, which I think it is a contradiction. Somehow, there is a future unfolding already with you in it. Whatever this future you is doing, it changes your current you. This won't work because a future is always a probability of events happening now. What you can see in your dreams and visions are just a probable future. You may see multiple futures as well depending on your will and intentions. To assume this probable futures are real or the real future, you can't decide which futures is real. To assume this multiple futures are real, you are assuming there are many yous existed in this futures. I am sorry. This would just putting your own will and intentions in the hands of some future you that may or may not exist.