Universes

[The Hammer]

"We are all the center of our own universe, and all of us in someone else's orbit. It's a paradox, but sometimes paradoxes are where the truth begins."
-Claudia Gray

"We are, each of us, a little Universe"
-Neil deGrasse Tyson

So, if these quotes hold any truth to them. Then I take it that each of us, lives in our own personal Universe. Which means, every day we are entering and exiting various "world's", and the number of worlds that exist is infinite.

Infinite sparks of the divine within each of us. Gods, everywhere.

 

[Wildswanderer]

"We are all the center of our own universe, and all of us in someone else's orbit. It's a paradox, but sometimes paradoxes are where the truth begins."
-Claudia Gray

"We are, each of us, a little Universe"
-Neil deGrasse Tyson

So, if these quotes hold any truth to them. Then I take it that each of us, lives in our own personal Universe. Which means, every day we are entering and exiting various "world's", and the number of worlds that exist is infinite.

Infinite sparks of the divine within each of us. Gods, everywhere.

I have a feeling that's metaphorical... Our own universes are our thoughts and perceptions, which are never 100% the same as somebody else's.

 

[Notthedarkweb]

I have a feeling that's metaphorical... Our own universes are our thoughts and perceptions, which are never 100% the same as somebody else's.

Yeah, solipsism or even extremely abstract individualism isn't a fruitful way of thinking about subjectivity. If you abstract away experience to attempt a phenomenology of the transcendental conditions of our experience, the positing of a world out there towards which subjects are oriented and whose cognitive states are about is a requirement.

 

[dybmh]

What is above is below...

 

[The Hammer]

I have a feeling that's metaphorical... Our own universes are our thoughts and perceptions, which are never 100% the same as somebody else's.

Yes

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

"We are all the center of our own universe, and all of us in someone else's orbit. It's a paradox, but sometimes paradoxes are where the truth begins."
-Claudia Gray

"We are, each of us, a little Universe"
-Neil deGrasse Tyson

First, Tyson in context:

“There’s as many atoms in a single molecule of your DNA as there are stars in the typical galaxy. We are, each of us, a little universe.”
— Neil deGrasse Tyson, Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries​

He's talking about complexity. It has zip to do with "Infinite sparks of the divine within each of us. Gods, everywhere."

As for Claudia Gray ...

Claudia Gray is the pseudonym of Amy Vincent, an American writer of paranormal romance young adult fiction, ..​

Yep, that should certainly be one's go-to source of wisdom.

 

[Heyo]

"We are all the center of our own universe, and all of us in someone else's orbit. It's a paradox, but sometimes paradoxes are where the truth begins."
-Claudia Gray

"We are, each of us, a little Universe"
-Neil deGrasse Tyson

So, if these quotes hold any truth to them. Then I take it that each of us, lives in our own personal Universe. Which means, every day we are entering and exiting various "world's", and the number of worlds that exist is infinite.

Infinite sparks of the divine within each of us. Gods, everywhere.

Well, if you talk about the observable universe, then, yes, each of our universes are slightly different. Sometimes they are even distinct. You can only see up to your horizon.

 

[The Hammer]

 

[The Hammer]

First, Tyson in context:

“There’s as many atoms in a single molecule of your DNA as there are stars in the typical galaxy. We are, each of us, a little universe.”
— Neil deGrasse Tyson, Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries​

He's talking about complexity. It has zip to do with "Infinite sparks of the divine within each of us. Gods, everywhere."

As for Claudia Gray ...

Claudia Gray is the pseudonym of Amy Vincent, an American writer of paranormal romance young adult fiction, ..​

Yep, that should certainly be one's go-to source of wisdom.

<yawn>

Wisdom in All things, if looked for.

 

[Guitar's Cry]

Yeah, solipsism or even extremely abstract individualism isn't a fruitful way of thinking about subjectivity. If you abstract away experience to attempt a phenomenology of the transcendental conditions of our experience, the positing of a world out there towards which subjects are oriented and whose cognitive states are about is a requirement.

It useful, however, to contemplate the basis of solipsism: that everything we experience is a phenomenon occurring in our individual physiologies. It is true that it is impractical and illogical to suggest that this ultimate barrier to objective study, but it is a good way to understand our limitations for percieving reality, being that what we term reality is a shared model based on discriminatory senses molded into useful models for biological fitness.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

<yawn>

Wisdom in All things, if looked for.

Nonsense.

Parenthetically, it should be ...

<yawn>

[comment]​

</yawn>​

Before fabricating "wisdom," work on simple understanding.

 

[The Hammer]

Nonsense.

Parenthetically, it should be ...

<yawn>

[comment]​

</yawn>​

Before fabricating "wisdom," work on simple understanding.

Too lazy to follow your instructions.

<Yawn>

 

[Yerda]

Infinite sparks of the divine within each of us. Gods, everywhere.

I can get to all sentient life containing a "spark" in what we normally call consciousness.

Is this "spark" related to your "spark of the divine"?

Is the divine spark in non-sentient stuff too?