Allan , it is consciousness. What you are seeing the dictionary for is something completely different.
On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 1:15 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > That is a very possible reality.. the problem is the evil genie making us > think we have consciousness would mean the evil woild have to possess the > attributes he is making is think we possess. > It us said more happened in the 1st second of creation than all the time > has passed since. > > Commonly in the belief system the overall consciousness is refered to as > God (or some variation of the name). Due to free will given to all souls > and beings the conciousness is ever expanding like the rest of the ùniverse > demonstrates.. > > As for a common definition one needs to turn to a dictionary. > CONSCIENTIOUSNESS > > noun (uncountable) > • The state or characteristic of being conscientious. > > CONSCIENTIOUS > > adjective > • Thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well. > > > > تجنب. القتل والاغتصاب واستعباد الآخرين > Évitez; assassiner, le viol et l'esclavage des autres > Avoid; murder, rape and enslavement of others > > -----Original Message----- > From: archytas <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 5:58 AM > Subject: Re: Mind's Eye Consciousness > > We may have no consciousness and an evil genie might be making us think we > have. I find inferred consciousness is easily removed by a heavy blow with > a pick-axe handle. > > On Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 3:10:05 AM UTC, RP Singh wrote: >> >> Consciousness in others is inferred and not known or proved so it might >> be that even atoms of elements have consciousness. I cannot even prove that >> you have consciousness it is merely inferred that you have it. >> >> On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 7:02 AM, Chris Jenkins < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Why do we have to be satisfied with your explanation when we haven't >>> even determined what that means? >>> >>> You began a thread called consciousness, and then won't even take the >>> first steps to try to establish a common ground on the idea? >>> >>> Let's start with the simple question: do you believe plants have >>> consciousness? >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 8:18 PM, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I don't think you will get an answer to this in the near future and >>>> maybe not in your lifetime , and so we have to be satisfied with my >>>> explanation -- it is an attribute of life , a real one , and not jumbled >>>> up. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 6:42 AM, Chris Jenkins < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Moogle-de-poogledy is an attribute of life and needs no further >>>>> description. >>>>> >>>>> Do you see why that's not an effective line of conversation? >>>>> >>>>> What is conciousness? Do plants have it? Does it require sentience? >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 8:10 PM, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Consciousness is an attribute of life and needs no further >>>>>> description. Without consciousness there would have been no life , and so >>>>>> it is life itself. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 6:37 AM, Chris Jenkins < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Just so we're all on the same page, can you go ahead and define >>>>>>> exactly what a consciousness is? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 8:05 PM, RP Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Suppose there had been no consciousness and the entire world had >>>>>>>> been there but all unconscious , what would be the Truth? Just death , >>>>>>>> nothing else. Consciousness is what makes life , a proof that there is >>>>>>>> something which exists , Existence itself and not death. Look at the >>>>>>>> stars >>>>>>>> , the solar system , if it had self-direction where would we be? It all >>>>>>>> obeys laws and that is the reason for order in the universe and not >>>>>>>> chaos. >>>>>>>> What would humanity have been if we were not bound by our nature , no >>>>>>>> laws >>>>>>>> of biology , psychology , etc. , no predictability , no comfort that we >>>>>>>> would return to our homes at night ,no assurance that we would return >>>>>>>> home >>>>>>>> from work . Unpredictability is still there but it is minor , mostly >>>>>>>> there >>>>>>>> is satisfaction and assurance of well-being. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> --- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > ""Minds Eye"" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > ""Minds Eye"" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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