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The belief that there is an absolute knower exists as many conceptual ideas within human consciousness Human minds have always had these conceptual ideas because they explain what they do not understand Rather they try [ and fail ] to explain what they do not understand as all metaphysical claims a...

Death is the transition from consciousness to non consciousness Just as life is the transition from non existence to consciousness Everything is therefore a transition between different states - no more no less Life and death are just different points on the same spectrum - no more no less Death is ...

Gravity is the effect mass has on spacetime and the larger or denser an object of mass is the greater the effect will be
Black holes are the largest and densest objects in the observable universe so have the greatest gravitational attraction

There could be different laws of physics for each universe so time travel could be possible within them
This however cannot be known because the observable universe is the only one that we have access to

Anything that travels below the speed of light will experience the effects of time
Particles such as photons that travel at the speed of light cannot experience this

Death is just a known conceptual idea within your consciousness concepts cant die because they are not actual living things that are alive Death can be perceived as a conceptual idea but it is really a phenomenon that exists in reality Concepts require minds so when there are no more minds they wil...

The belief that there is an absolute knower exists as many conceptual ideas within human consciousness
Human minds have always had these conceptual ideas because they explain what they do not understand

The knower is the one who is self aware and possesses knowledge of themselves They are not the manifestation of the unknown but a mind that knows what it is A very nice description of the knower ... now tell me what does the knower look like ? ... Has this one been seen ? Yes the knowers have been ...

The knower is the one who is self aware and possesses knowledge of themselves
They are not the manifestation of the unknown but a mind that knows what it is

Would there not still be movement if there was no mind to actually observe it ? As would not the flag still be flapping and the wind still be blowing regardless ? When a tree falls in the forest but there is no one to hear it does it still make a sound ? [ Yes it does because sound like many things...

Would there not still be movement if there was no mind to actually observe it ?
As would not the flag still be flapping and the wind still be blowing regardless ?

Rules can either be untested axioms that are nonetheless taken to be true or truth statements derived from logic In the first example they are only useful until the point at which they become falsified and have to be abandoned All logic systems need axioms or rules to give them validity or soundness...

I dont think death is a conceptual idea but I only regard it as a transition
That is a transition from consciousness to non consciousness and no more

We are only passing through this life that itself is just a transition
As everything is because it is always in a constant state of motion

This is a classic example of philosophys ability to ask questions without being able to comprehensively answer them
But the less than satisfactory answer is that we cannot know of any thing beyond our own experience or knowledge

Or instead why not just accept that because of the problem of induction human knowledge will never be absolute
The lack of omniscience is why philosophical questions cannot be answered and some non philosophical ones also