BrandonPrry

http://www.dedicatedpain.com/spider.jpg The piece of wood it is on is a 2x4. Any thoughts? EDIT: I found this, maybe it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsman_spider

Thanks for the insight guys (for the most part).

I had never thought about it like this, interesting... But, maybe I can take it a step further. This is purely speculative and I have no evidence really to back any of this up, so if it goes too far outside the scope of this forum, that is fine. A lot of people believe that everyone is of the same conciousness, just experiencing each other subjectively. How do you think this would affect being born and dying in respect to that person's (the one being born or dying) conciousness?

Hmm, I guess you are right. I should think about it a bit more then and try and figure out a more concise question.

From a state of conciousness point of view. Any time before fertilisation. This is also assuming something happens after you die (not in a religious way per se, like going to heaven). Merged post follows: Consecutive posts merged Haha, I am not a reincarnationist. Yes, the wording was bad, but I think you understand what the question was supposed to ask. If a conciousness is created during inception and ended at death, then obviously being dead would be the same as not being born yet. This question is taking into account theories of the universe being a hologram, Jainist beliefs, things like that.

Is being dead the same as not being not born yet? I am curious to see some opinions on this. If this is the wrong section, I apologise.

I am of the belief that it has always been nothing EDIT: Sorry to hijack your thread etcetcetc, it wasn't intentional.

You should read this. http://twm.co.nz/hologram.html Merged post follows: Consecutive posts merged The universe can't be infinite, given our three dimensions. If the universe were infinite, it would have never been created and would never cease to exist (lines have no beginning and no end, through time or distance).