That when ever I die my conciousness is transferred to a parallel universe in which I don't die. So I never experience death. Everyone else does though, so go spin.

How does your conciousness get transferred to a parallel universe?

And does this parallel universe just have a neverending supply of "vacant" brains to house your consciousness once it gets there?

I'm guessing that you have absolutely no proof for this?

to make such a theory first you must define consciousness. Which science has yet to do.

Since I was little, I thought that when I die, I would wake up a different person. But around now I have contemplated that when I die, nothing happens, and it sounds kind of cool.

Worst laymen theory ever.

Thanks for reminding me why I don't usually read your posts.

Oh oh oh I have one too.

Religion is a series of well thought out, well put together morals, parables, and lies used to control population en masse.

If you control the keys to heaven, you control the people that want to get there.

I had a similar thought to that. Only every single movement/electrical reaction in my brain/body caused me to die in that universe and live in a parallel one. When I was 5.

quote:Originally posted by Elephantitis Man:

How does your conciousness get transferred to a parallel universe?

Like energy, conciousness (in fact, perspective is a better word) cannot be created or destroyed and so it moves into a parallel universe which is exactly the same as the previous, apart from there is no death involved.

quote:Originally posted by AngryFemme:

And does this parallel universe just have a neverending supply of "vacant" brains to house your consciousness once it gets there?



Either your trying to insult me or trying to poke holes in my theory, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and go with the second option.

The brain is not "vacant"; it is me. The conciousness that merges is the same apart from the native survives the near death experience or terminal illness or whatever.

quote:Originally posted by anti gravity:

I'm guessing that you have absolutely no proof for this?

Well your right, none that you'll believe, quite similar to every other religious theory I suppose.

quote:Originally posted by Seriously:

Thanks for reminding me why I don't usually read your posts.

No problem, glad to have been of service.

If I could just break out of this damn universe jumping...To balance out the positive effects of my eternal existence obviously every time I win the Lottery I jump to a universe where I don't. My proof is that I haven't won yet. DAMN YOU UNIVERSAL BALANCE!!

quote:Originally posted by jb_mcbean:

Either your trying to insult me or trying to poke holes in my theory, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and go with the second option.

The brain is not "vacant"; it is me. The conciousness that merges is the same apart from the native survives the near death experience or terminal illness or whatever.



It wasn't an insult, mcbean - it was just an observation about how "magical" (not to mention unlikely) your theory sounds. Your idea is that your consciousness somehow 1) survives your death and 2) travels to a parallel universe.

Do you really think you would aware of your own consciousness once your brain has died? Do you really think You would be YOU once your brain dies?

Your method goes like this:

- You die

- Your consciousness travels outside the brain to another universe

- You're suddenly not only dead... but miraculously aware again?!

I'm sorry, but it doesn't make a lick of sense. No offense. Really.

quote:Originally posted by AngryFemme:

It wasn't an insult, mcbean - it was just an observation about how "magical" (not to mention unlikely) your theory sounds. Your idea is that your consciousness somehow 1) survives your death and 2) travels to a parallel universe.

Do you really think you would aware of your own consciousness once your brain has died? Do you really think You would be YOU once your brain dies?

Your method goes like this:

- You die

- Your consciousness travels outside the brain to another universe

- You're suddenly not only dead... but miraculously aware again?!

I'm sorry, but it doesn't make a lick of sense. No offense. Really.

It was a joke, vacant brain? Get it? Nevermind.

No, it actually goes more like this:

-I am about to die

-My conciousness severs from the universe in which I'm dying

-In the old universe, I die.

You see until I make a certain choice, or a random event happens I exist in a multiple number of universes simultaneously(something which is physically intangable). The number of universes I exist in decreases exponentionally as time unfolds, but I'm not sure if it ever reaches zero, if it does then it is most likely the end of the Earth/universe.

Other people may or may not be in the same position, but the likelihood of existing in the same universe as them decreases exponentially again as time unfolds. But that doesn't matter because I'm applying Descartes "I think therefore I am" logic anyway. So whatever.

Those crazy Dualists.

quote:Originally posted by AngryFemme:

Those crazy Dualists.



You try and understand Superstring theory with a backing idea that makes any more sense.

You mean without assigning my consciousness an "Agent"? Superstring theory is not my field of expertise, but I can assure you that it can be, and has been, explored by those who do not believe in mind/body separation.

quote:Originally posted by AngryFemme:

You mean without assigning my consciousness an "Agent"? Superstring theory is not my field of expertise, but I can assure you that it can be, and has been, explored by those who do not believe in mind/body separation.

Possibly, but successfully? It does kind of make sense though doesn't it, the mind is what controls the body and what we use to make choices every day, by reason we must assume that it is possible to make different choices and that the mind must therefore exist in slightly different parallel universes, and can you really remember every choice you have made in your lifetime. Is it possible to define the divergence of individual conciousness into these universes and point to exactly when these different ones seperate? Rationally they would after the choice had been made, during the process of the two universes diverging however they would exist simultaneously within two different universes.

I believe that like a river our own conciousness actively moves down the path which is least obstructed and most likely to allow it to continue flowing towards the sea. What the sea is I can't figure out, though, and that delves into the realms of the supernatural anyway, so it is probably beyond current understanding.