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The Nature of Reality: My views on life and the soul
7 years ago
In the theory of the multiverse it is postulated that there are an infinite number of other realities. This means that there are quadrillions of different Earths: many of them exactly the same for all intents and purposes. One could explore an alternate Earth their entire life and never find what makes it different from the others. And then there are Earths that are so vastly different that nothing resembling life as we know it could exist on those worlds.
This means that on every Earth that is very similar to our own, there is a good possibility that there are other versions of ourselves. It has been said that everyone in the United States is President OF the United States, on one Earth or another. Anyone is a billionaire, and anyone is homeless. It all depends on the reality and how it shaped the life experiences of the people living in it.
Of course, there are Earths where some people were never born. Their parents never met, or they split up before having any kids. There are countless different things that, if changed just very slightly, would result in any one of us simply never having existed.
However, this doesn't mean that something of us doesn't exist even on such worlds where our physical bodies were never born. This is where the soul itself comes in.
I think of the soul as a being in the center of a vast gemstone. This gem has billions upon billions of facets through which the soul experiences the world around it. Some facets may be the life of an insect or even a bacteria. Others may be the life of a human, an elf, or an alien being the likes of which a human mind cannot comprehend. Each of these facets, these lives, take place on another Earth.
Keeping in mind that time is meaningless in the grand scheme of things, it is entirely possible for millions of facets to be alive at once. For example, one version of me could exist on an Earth where time is slower, or where civilization has advanced more rapidly than in this world, or where electricity was never discovered thus setting society back.
In one reality I may be running my own company. In another reality I was never born as a human, and instead I live the life of a mouse in a forest. In yet another reality talents such as telepathy, far-seeing, and telekinesis are common, and I use such an ability to become a power in the world.
So then, how can any of these realities communicate with one another? How can we know what is happening on another Earth? The answer is that we already get glimpses of these other worlds, all the time. It is what we call imagination.
Every book ever written, every short story, every movie script: it is someone using their imagination to get a look at another Earth. Thus, every book, every movie, every TV show, has a basis in an alternate reality. It is as though our minds have a radio dial in them, through which we can search for a signal.
Some great, prolific writers such as Stephen King or Brian Lumley can hone in on specific realities with unerring precision. Others get a hodgepodge of mixed signals that can lead to a mess when they try to turn it into a book or a movie. But if you can get a team of writers all honed in on the same "signal", then you can get some very impressive stories.
And finally my proof that connects all this and lends it more credence. Think for a moment about some movie that you could watch over and over again, seemingly unable to get enough of it. Think of a book or a series of books that you couldn't stop reading. If you have never been nearly obsessed in such a way then you are lucky... or perhaps unlucky.
For I believe the reason that we are drawn into a movie's world, the reason we can't put that book down is that we have BEEN there. Or we ARE there... or will be in the future. Remember, time is meaningless in situations such as alternate realities and soul facets.
This isn't to say that your obsession with The Avengers movies means that you are Bruce Banner or Tony Stark in some other reality. It is far more likely that you simply exist IN that reality, in some form or another. So when you see it on the big screen something in the back of your mind recognizes it, and wants more. Even if you don't remember, your soul does.
For me, I am called to the movie Red Sonja (yes, I know it was a bad movie :p), The Necroscope series of books by Mr. Lumley, and perhaps most of all, I am obsessed with The Rescue Rangers, and Dale in particular ^^; If you have read my story "Nimnul's Nemesis" then you already know what I mean =)
As to where souls themselves reside, my guess is inner space. The space between spaces. That shadowy realm when you aren't quite asleep but not awake either. It is a place I hope to learn to explore someday, before this one of countless of facets grows dim.
And that is my view on the nature of life. As to where souls come from in the first place, that is above my pay grade for knowing. Perhaps souls are eternal. Perhaps the nature of time is such that questions of origins are meaningless.
Call this my personal religion, or call me crazy. If you read this far, thanks. If all this just gave you a laugh, well good. At least I know I am entertaining. If it got you to thinking and wondering, all the better.
In the eternal words of Mr. Ripley: "Believe it... or not!"
This means that on every Earth that is very similar to our own, there is a good possibility that there are other versions of ourselves. It has been said that everyone in the United States is President OF the United States, on one Earth or another. Anyone is a billionaire, and anyone is homeless. It all depends on the reality and how it shaped the life experiences of the people living in it.
Of course, there are Earths where some people were never born. Their parents never met, or they split up before having any kids. There are countless different things that, if changed just very slightly, would result in any one of us simply never having existed.
However, this doesn't mean that something of us doesn't exist even on such worlds where our physical bodies were never born. This is where the soul itself comes in.
I think of the soul as a being in the center of a vast gemstone. This gem has billions upon billions of facets through which the soul experiences the world around it. Some facets may be the life of an insect or even a bacteria. Others may be the life of a human, an elf, or an alien being the likes of which a human mind cannot comprehend. Each of these facets, these lives, take place on another Earth.
Keeping in mind that time is meaningless in the grand scheme of things, it is entirely possible for millions of facets to be alive at once. For example, one version of me could exist on an Earth where time is slower, or where civilization has advanced more rapidly than in this world, or where electricity was never discovered thus setting society back.
In one reality I may be running my own company. In another reality I was never born as a human, and instead I live the life of a mouse in a forest. In yet another reality talents such as telepathy, far-seeing, and telekinesis are common, and I use such an ability to become a power in the world.
So then, how can any of these realities communicate with one another? How can we know what is happening on another Earth? The answer is that we already get glimpses of these other worlds, all the time. It is what we call imagination.
Every book ever written, every short story, every movie script: it is someone using their imagination to get a look at another Earth. Thus, every book, every movie, every TV show, has a basis in an alternate reality. It is as though our minds have a radio dial in them, through which we can search for a signal.
Some great, prolific writers such as Stephen King or Brian Lumley can hone in on specific realities with unerring precision. Others get a hodgepodge of mixed signals that can lead to a mess when they try to turn it into a book or a movie. But if you can get a team of writers all honed in on the same "signal", then you can get some very impressive stories.
And finally my proof that connects all this and lends it more credence. Think for a moment about some movie that you could watch over and over again, seemingly unable to get enough of it. Think of a book or a series of books that you couldn't stop reading. If you have never been nearly obsessed in such a way then you are lucky... or perhaps unlucky.
For I believe the reason that we are drawn into a movie's world, the reason we can't put that book down is that we have BEEN there. Or we ARE there... or will be in the future. Remember, time is meaningless in situations such as alternate realities and soul facets.
This isn't to say that your obsession with The Avengers movies means that you are Bruce Banner or Tony Stark in some other reality. It is far more likely that you simply exist IN that reality, in some form or another. So when you see it on the big screen something in the back of your mind recognizes it, and wants more. Even if you don't remember, your soul does.
For me, I am called to the movie Red Sonja (yes, I know it was a bad movie :p), The Necroscope series of books by Mr. Lumley, and perhaps most of all, I am obsessed with The Rescue Rangers, and Dale in particular ^^; If you have read my story "Nimnul's Nemesis" then you already know what I mean =)
As to where souls themselves reside, my guess is inner space. The space between spaces. That shadowy realm when you aren't quite asleep but not awake either. It is a place I hope to learn to explore someday, before this one of countless of facets grows dim.
And that is my view on the nature of life. As to where souls come from in the first place, that is above my pay grade for knowing. Perhaps souls are eternal. Perhaps the nature of time is such that questions of origins are meaningless.
Call this my personal religion, or call me crazy. If you read this far, thanks. If all this just gave you a laugh, well good. At least I know I am entertaining. If it got you to thinking and wondering, all the better.
In the eternal words of Mr. Ripley: "Believe it... or not!"
While I don’t believe in the infinite mulitverse myself, mainly out of philosophical dislike, it is fascinating how our brains are constantly predicting the future about everything. I have recurring dreams every 7+ years and remembered having it before, and I would try a different outcone to get a different result. I have had new dreams where, maybe because it was my mind that generated it all in the first place, I knew what outcomes required what steps, though I did not always do it properly even while knowing it.
We are approaching a time where the creative tools for creation and the amount of creators is allowing for us to create whatever we want, even if it is as innocent as a custom short story or a character sketch. Extend that a million fold, in terms of technicality, technology, and effort to areas like theoretical physics, gene analysis and editing, etc. It is all coming and it is difficult to stay motivated at times when you know the end game early; perhaps motivation is thus more dependant on speed as it relates to impatience. We could go on for years with this kind of heady philosophy. :)
Your multifaceted gem is a beauriful image, but it would be nice if we had a say in its final design. Perhaps we do, and this life is all about learning why we chose a certain way. It is similar to how this journal appeared in my feed. You chose a rodent form, I chose a rodent form, and that rodent design led to us meeting. What we project has a direct correlation to what we experience and who we meet now that one tool, the Internet, has been designed in such a way as to allow for such creative separation and filtering. Our rodent idea is pure creativity and psychology now, but it won’t always be just that. Just like how a monkey that might have help lead to the lineage by which you were born to, maybe they dreamed 2 million years to go to the moon. A lot of shit had to happen first, and it has.
I like the idea of dreaming what is to come. The most I have had in that regard is the occasional experiences of Deja Vu. Haven't had one of those in quite a while. Course, I very rarely remember any of my dreams in the first place. But when I do, its usually something detailed and very real feeling.