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beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and we have the power to change our eyes to see as much beauty as we want.

There is no creation separate from the creator.

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Well.... It appears that the error is made to exclude the observer from the consideration. A "First Cause" cannot logically exist because it implies a begin and a begin cannot precede an observer because a begin requires an observer. Simple logic shows that the observer cannot have a cause or begin. A begin implies the start of a pattern and a pattern is bound by observation. Recent scientific studies confirm that the observer precedes reality.

How do you know?

@John Doe ?

Have you noticed this yet? While dreaming, that dream feels legit reasonable. Flying, talking unicorns, sky shattering, monsters chasing, space/time shifts etc All of it feels real and reasonable. No one ever says "Why aren't things conforming to Newtonian Laws??? I REFUSE TO PARTICIPATE IN IT" It all feels whacky and unreasonable the moment when we contrast it with our waking state reasoning and interpretations. So from where does all our vanity come? Do we really 'do' anything? Or are we just fishes in the sea, swimming (more like getting swum) along the torrents but deluding ourselves with the idea that we are producing and maintaining the hydrodynamics of the sea?

Your quite right, as far as I know there is no definite edge to an event. So with this in mind there can only be one single event. The way I imagine it is, is that the beginning of the universe was the start of an event. That event was not the arrival of a substance, but rather the start of a change in something that can be both dormant and active, when it's active it displays its qualities rather than any thing quantifable, so what actually happens is just an energetic display. Just changes from one quality dominating to another different quality attaining dominance. One event, one big complex looking change from zero qualitys to universe, and (probably)back again

Well causality is a concept, a way to structure events that are related. Applying the terms "finite" or "infinite" to a concept is meaningless. I think the question cannot be answered in any meaningfull way. Causality is something that can only be applied to relations. When looking at a so called "first cause" or "last effect" we are looking at events, not at relations. The concept of causality becomes meaningless in that sense

But isn't it being causeless the same as having an infinite causal chain?

What do you mean?

Being sane is a limitation we overlay on top of reality.

Agreed.

What matters, or what matters more, the state of your mind and the ideas and opinions within it, or your accomplishments and effects upon the outside world? When Alexander the Great came to meet Diogenes, he asked him if there was any favor which he could do for him. Diogenes asked Alexander to move out of his sunlight so that he could continue enjoying the warmth. One man had conquered the world, and one had conquered the need to conquer the world. Which did something better for himself or for the world or for mankind? Alexander has a long list of cities that still bear his name. There is no "Diogenopolis" of which I am aware. Virtually everyone you might ask is likely to have heard of Alexander, yet fewer will know of Diogenes. Which, if either of them, appeals to you as a role model? What about you? Do you seek to impose your will upon the world, to shape it in your own image? Do you wish to acquire or accomplish things before you die? Will your legacy be the material things or titles that you may pass on? Or, do you wish to acquire self-respect or tranquility? Will your legacy be confined mostly to the example of how to live well that you set while you were alive or the wisdom that you might pass on to others, so that they might also live in this way? Which matters more to you and why?

I don't lol.

A personal response: I would like to be remembered, ideally remembered fondly. And I would like to be happy while I'm still here. That's about it. No world-domination schemes from me!

@Javfly33 reality is appearance. It's exactly as it appears. Nothing is hidden. Everything is exactly what it is.

Yolo

You mean riding the tail of the Ox.

Nothing is not a black void somewhere. Everything we are experiencing all the time is precisely nothing.

Reality is neutral. Heaven and hell are not places.. But states of consciousness.

His message is unique. It's a communication from no one to no one. It can deeply resonate with you if you are tired of being a seeker.

Reality is what you are experiencing right now. It doesn't get any better than this.. Trust me ?

I mean it happens on a weekly basis.. It's so annoying.

I'm pretty sure it's a problem with the site itself.. Not my internet connection.