Existential Crisis

maybe this point of view will help you a little bit:

people say that we are our brain, and that if we could somehow recreated our body the same way it is, we would regain life/consciousness

suppose that time and the universe is going to be infinite, that means that the future possibilities are infinite too

that means that by chance, in the future someone will be born with the exact characteristics that we have

would this person be us or someone else? what are we exactly? can we ever experience something other than being alive?

>>16473628
That's interesting and all, but nonetheless, I know I exist (as my consciousness). I also know that as I am know with MY consciousness, nothing else will ever be ME in (for lack of a better term) conscious identity. I'm done.

>>16473617

That's why religions have the concept of an afterlife, so our consciousness will live on.

Suffice it to say that parts of who you are will remain, parts will die when you do. It's something every living thing goes through in the bargain we got offered (life).

>I believed in certain things before
>Now I believe different things
>Will I always believe these things?
No.

Start with the greeks

Read Prometheus Rising. It helps.

Find something to leave behind.

>fully self aware

You know nothing jon snow

>>16473617
>Started doing zen
>understood none of those questions make are important

>>16473617
I wonder when humans became self aware. At what point in history? And why? Are there any humans that are less self aware? Are there humans who only act on instinct, literally like animals?
Maybe we're not self aware but we just think we are.

>>16473617

Yep, it's completely absurd and whimsical

I don't know what the answer is but for now I'm starting to feel that the best thing to do is join or form a strong community and just enjoy myself by helping it thrive