Grayox@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoIs Consciousness Part of the Fabric of the Universe?www.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1213arrow-down138file-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansphilosophy@mander.xyzufos@lemmit.onlinehackernews@derp.foonde@lemmy.world
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minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoI don’t think “eternal darkness” is a good descriptor. Was there “eternal darkness” before you were born?
minus-squareSpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agonot the person you’re replying to, but I was too young to remember
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoAnd you’ll be too old to remember the eternal darkness once you’re dead.
minus-squareSenicar@social.cyb3r.doglinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoPeople love to repeat this but it’s not as comforting as you think it is.
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoI didn’t repeat the comment you replied to, it was my original thought. You might not find it comforting, but plenty of people do.
I don’t think “eternal darkness” is a good descriptor. Was there “eternal darkness” before you were born?
not the person you’re replying to, but I was too young to remember
And you’ll be too old to remember the eternal darkness once you’re dead.
People love to repeat this but it’s not as comforting as you think it is.
I didn’t repeat the comment you replied to, it was my original thought.
You might not find it comforting, but plenty of people do.
Why not?