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beneficii
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08 Mar 2014, 3:21 am

I was reading the article on phenomenology bumping ToM, and it got me to be aware of my own awareness, which tickled me. I then made myself aware of objects in the room, focusing my attention upon them. I saw the edges of the folders with papers in them hanging off my shelf. I then saw the weeks-old McDonald's drink cup that's just been sittin' there and laughed. I then looked at the black box I got in 3rd grade and was tickled by its shape, the way it expands as you move towards the top giving it a certain character.

Ah, life! Ah, conscious awareness!

EDIT: There was also the blood pressure/heart rate reader right next to the drink up. On the other side of my bed, I noticed a gray jacket hanging over the side of a clothes basket.


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08 Mar 2014, 1:03 pm

beneficii wrote:
I was reading the article on phenomenology bumping ToM, and it got me to be aware of my own awareness, which tickled me. I then made myself aware of objects in the room, focusing my attention upon them. I saw the edges of the folders with papers in them hanging off my shelf. I then saw the weeks-old McDonald's drink cup that's just been sittin' there and laughed. I then looked at the black box I got in 3rd grade and was tickled by its shape, the way it expands as you move towards the top giving it a certain character.

Ah, life! Ah, conscious awareness!

EDIT: There was also the blood pressure/heart rate reader right next to the drink up. On the other side of my bed, I noticed a gray jacket hanging over the side of a clothes basket.


I am confused.
Is there a question or a debatable subject in here (IK, IK)?
It was pretty interesting to read.
What is the bit in bold about and where can I read it?


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08 Mar 2014, 7:35 pm

beneficii wrote:
Ah, life! Ah, conscious awareness!

Amazing to have one isn't it. Astronomers estimate there are 170 billion galaxies in the known universe, yet there have only been 107 billion human beings... ever... and for many many early generations the average age at death was 10. Yet here we are conscious beings with words for every little thing running through our mind 24/7.


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