Is effort an illusion?

[itsadistraction]

On the meta scale everything is an illusion including effort.

But on the relative level, compared to everything else, effort is just as "real" as anything. 

Same goes for free will. 

Am I getting this stuff right? 

[SeaMonster]

3 hours ago, Yimpa said:

What would limit GOD from creating parts of itself?

What is a "part" of the infinite? "Something" which "thinks" "it" is "finite."  

Remove that thought and "it" is back to the infinite again.

Edited August 19, 2023 by SeaMonster

[Razard86]

On 8/18/2023 at 8:49 PM, Shodburrito said:

This is such a low-quality post with broadly interpretable definitions but I'll try my best.

 

If you define effort as some force you can apply to an external reality to change that reality then yes effort clearly changes things.

Try sitting on a couch and see if that pays your bills or cooks you dinner. If it does, then you will have proved your theory that effort is indeed an illusion

There is no external reality. You are reality itself. 

[Razard86]

On 8/18/2023 at 1:00 PM, jdc7733 said:

Do things just happen or do we play some sort of part in what happens?

Depends on what state you are in. Flow state= Just happening.

Non Flow State= Effort.

[jdc7733]

@Razard86 The only time I reach flow state is when I take ketamine.