Did you ever have a moment when you were suddenly struck by Life? Like a bolt of lightning. Deeply sudden. Deeply profound. The idea that you as an entity on this planet and in this Universe exist right now in 'this time'. It is a moment of awe and wonder. You exist as you. As no other.
One of the greatest challenges to science, as it has always been in philosophy is the idea of the self, or consciousness. After all when there are no mirrors around can you be sure that you are you? How do you know without such empirical evidence? Why should you be you? Why not somebody else? The idea that we identify ourselves, know ourselves to be ourselves and not 'other' self's is awe inspiring, baffling and profound. Amazingly we still do not know why the self identifies itself with 'the self'. It is a mystery, just like the Universe.
So as pseudo scientists, let's keep it simple. We don't need to have all the answers to the meaning of, and the origins of the Universe. We don't need Phd's in astro- physics to know that there is as interesting a puzzle in relation to origins and meaning. So what not start your study at a simple level first: Start with the mystery of YOU.
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