Saturday, March 13, 2010

Is Your Consciousness Physical Or Cosmic?

While science has pinpointed what the various areas of the brain control in terms of physical activity and some mental faculties, there is no absolutely conclusive proof that our brain is the actual source of our consciousness. In fact some scientists are even open to the idea of non-local consciousness, or consciousness as a dynamic force that flows through our brain but does not literally emerge from this physical organ.

Interestingly, this idea of non-local consciousness is thousands of years old, and it's tied to other concepts like the collective self, oneness, reality as a non-physical illusion, and so forth.

Check out this brief but (I think) interesting video for a more detailed look at the possibility of non-local consciousness:

Non-Local Consciousness And The Brain

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