Argument

Argument:

the argument is usually of the origin of consciousness as well as its lasting value after death of an individual — are we consciousness beings of a limited span of existence, consisting of an arrangement of material that somehow gives rise to our awareness of the world? Or does consciousness precede our particular lifespan, with the universe itself being the basis of our awareness and one true existence? It’s a valid argument of the ages and up to this point no one seems to know for certain, materialism still holding sway in science and even many philosophies, while mystics and seers mostly hold the view that everything is an expression of pure consciousness. Of course it’s not always a line drawn so clearly between two (or more, really) camps — quantum physics is weird enough in its description of reality to offer explanations that seem to sometimes merge the two ideas, as if some physicist were modern day mystics that have a keener insight into the nature of reality than ever before and offer a marriage of sorts between materialism and one that also includes a bit more idealism. Sometimes too it’s the other way around, with materialism being less involved in any explanation.

it’s an interesting argument that’s made its way to certain spiritual circles, a nonduality crowd that insists that consciousness is one and all, a never ending process of our existence, and those who hold a similar…