Are you eternal?

It has been difficult for people to understand the previous points. Many people think their “I” changes as they grow. People are so glued to their body that they think they are a body.

I had the same difficulty in my search. As time goes on I learn so much and I have so many new capabilities. I seem to be a different person then I was as a child. When I think I realize that my thoughts, abilities and looks change but I’m still me. I feel like screaming when people just don’t get it. “I” seem to have no connection to time or space. No matter how long I was or how many places I’ve been it was always me.

My hypothesis is that “I” am immortal. My proof is that “I” never change even though my body changed over and over again. The longer I know I’m me the stronger my proof. People could agree if it’s true by them too. If someone disagrees it is possible they don’t understand. If I’m wrong I give up on logic for 1+1=2 seems less realistic. If after death I continue, I will continue to prove myself correct. If after death I don’t continue no one will know I’m wrong and neither would I since I wouldn’t be.

The only thing I know is that I exist. The closest thing to knowledge I understand is that I’m eternal. After explaining myself I hope you realize that my proof is greater than any other proof known to man. I find it to be more realistic than all scientific conclusions.

I think people shy away from this reality since the “eternal” concept does not fit into their body. A body is limited to time and space. But yet when you dig deep you will find you also have an imagination about what you will be after death.

How long will your “I” exist?

Within nature everything changes. Some things grow and something decay. Even matter has a rate of reduction caused by subatomic particles abandoning their nucleolus.

Considering the fact that your body grows and changes but your identity remain constant, why do you think that your “I” will change when your body dies? It seems logical to say if identity is constant through bodily changes it will continue to be constant after the ultimate change of death.

There was an atheist who requested that after his death his favorite tree should be planted on his grave. He said he wanted to become the beauty of his dreams.

Would you urinate on a beautiful tree in order to become part of it? It seems that when the matter which makes up your body leaves you it becomes something else. It seems illogical to me that your “I” is anything physical. Then what is it?

Do identical twins feel one identity over both bodies?

Some people believe that their body causes them to exists. Every time I meet identical twins they seem to consider each other separate beings. DNA tests prove that identical twins have the exact same genes. The spooky thing is that identical twins actually begin as one, one egg is fertilized and then splits in two. If they have the same natural making, why don’t they feel they are each other?

Some people argue that the individual occurrences that each twin experiences causes them to separate into individual identities. If new experiences change your identity how are you still you? “I” went through major life changes but yet the changes happened to “me”. If the twins changed identity because of their contrary experiences, why doesn’t this happen to anyone else?

Terry commented in last post “Who is this "I", "Me", "Self", that exist?” my answer is I don’t know. It seems to me that it has nothing to do with any bodily functions as explained above.

What do you know about yourself?

If the only thing that you truly know is that you exist, what do you know about your existence?

After contemplation on the only true fact you will realize that there is a tremendous gap between knowledge and assumptions.

After understanding the “I exist” concept some people return to tangible comprehension. People say “I know I exist and I can’t know anything else, shouldn’t I return to my regular senses? Without using my senses nothing seems to work.”
I previously mentioned that even logic is uncertain. We may be programmed to think the way we do.

Let’s face it, at the moment you are stuck in your program. You must therefore trust that 1) if there is a creator he gave you the tools to accomplish what you need. 2) If there is no creator you could only use the tools you have to figure out who you are.

What is the closest assumption to the knowledge that “I exist”? Is there an equal gap from ultimate knowledge to all logical facts such as 1+1=2? Or, is there a logical way to measure the distance between the ultimate knowledge and levels of assumptions?

Do you exist?

After years of thinking I came the conclusion that the only thing I know is that I exist. I found a famous philosopher who said the same thing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cogito_ergo_sum

"Cogito, ergo sum" Usually translated in English as: "I think, therefore I am", is a philosophical statement in Latin used by René Descartes, which became a foundational element of Western philosophy. The simple meaning of the phrase is that if someone is wondering whether or not he exists, that is in and of itself proof that he does exist (because, at the very least, there is an "I" who is doing the thinking).

Do you understand the depth of this statement? If you aren’t then you can be thinking, perceiving or believing that you are. The very fact that you think you are proves that you are.

Other philosophers take it a step further and say, you don’t need to think in order to be. You either are or aren’t. Thinking is a capability you have once you exist.

Do you know that I exist? Obviously not; you may assume that I exist since I have similar traits to you.

I know I exist but I’m not sure if any of you readers exist. The only reason I’m writing this blog is because I assume you exists since you appear to be similar to me.

Does 1+1=2?

I chose this example since I find it to be the simplest form of logical knowledge. If 1+1 doesn’t equal 2 then nothing I logically understand is significant.

Imagine you were the first person to program the computer. In the original computer language you program 1+1=5. Could the computer ever understand that it is wrong?

Whether our brain was created or it evolved, we are limited to its program. Is there a way to confirm that the human way of thinking is correct? Perhaps there is a major glitch, maybe parts of reality are missing?

Do You Know Where You Are?

I had a very interesting dream the other night. In my dream, I met someone I thought I knew. When I woke up, I couldn't recall ever meeting that person. After thinking about it, I am positive I have never met that person. Perhaps that person does not even exist.

Have you ever felt deja vu? This got me thinking. What if my life is nothing but a dream? Maybe this blog does not even exist.

Some people say that if you pinch yourself and it hurts, you're not dreaming. I tried it once in the middle of a dream and it hurt. After the conclusion of the dream I woke up feeling confused.

Is it possible that my entire life is a figment of my own imagination? Perhaps the sky, the trees and the people around me are part of a dream.

If a dream feels real while we sleep, how do we know we’re awake?