Is the universe conscious?

[_Uncle Ed]

Good to see you back in the game Q.B.! I was myself unaware of the difference in the 'Pans'.

Thanks for the post!

Memory fails me: Where do I know you from, when I went by "Q.B." (for Questing Beast)? And how did you make the connection between "Q.B." and "Uncle Ed"?

[_Dantana]

Good to see you back in the game Q.B.! I was myself unaware of the difference in the 'Pans'.

Thanks for the post!

Memory fails me: Where do I know you from, when I went by "Q.B." (for Questing Beast)? And how did you make the connection between "Q.B." and "Uncle Ed"?

Since we share a similar worldview, we had become mildly acquainted over at MAD-a-lago a number of years ago. I made the Q.B. - U.E. connection when you made the jump over here, again, a number of years ago.

I've been thinking though about questioning your allegiance to 'oneness field theory' as DJ Trump, it seems to me, shows no sign of consciousness and surely belongs in the 'mindless particles bouncing about' camp.

[_Uncle Ed]

Ha ha. For a "mindless" lump he has done some very savvy things in his first year. The runup to the midterms should be very interesting. If his moves so far produce positive effects then the usual switch in the midterms to the opposite party dominating one or both houses won't happen. If, on the other hand, the Democrats get to take the senate (the house seems less likely), we will see The Donald's last two years as a lame duck. That eventuality would produce a riotous 2020, probably making 2016 pale by comparison.

Oh, and "mindless particles bouncing about" theory: there isn't any such thing. All of Existence is "God" manifesting, so cosmically infinite, or sub-atomically infinite, all matter is manifesting as part of "God's" mind manifesting. This would square with the hypothesis that all matter is "alive" in some sense.