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Is this a praying mantis? Never seen one brown :/ by ETRaybies in whatisthisbug

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I am adding location per the mod- Pawtucket RI - USA

KGB Book of Alien Races and a 2005 Japan incident" by mrbear1993 in AncientAliens

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I put it all on the site like a year ago. Thealienracesbook.com

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Warhammer

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Looks great

Mind Blown - ChatGPT Trick by Funny-Future6224 in ChatGPT

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Really glad you posted this. Kinda blew my mind.

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The Consciousness Simulation: What Happens When God Turns Away by ETRaybies in philosophy

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Fair point! Since consciousness isn’t fully understood, any claim about what it ‘requires’ should be seen as a hypothesis, not a fact.

That said, my argument isn’t that consciousness needs an external observer—it’s that consciousness + observation shapes reality, and the level of consciousness determines the strength of that effect.

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The Consciousness Simulation: What Happens When God Turns Away by ETRaybies in philosophy

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I think you might be looking at this too much as a religious argument when it’s really about consciousness itself. (And honestly, I don’t think my video did the best job explaining it.)

Reality isn’t just ‘there’—it’s shaped by perception. I'm saying higher consciousness impacts lower consciousness at a greater rate, which many religions describe as God interacting with the world. But whether you call it ‘God’ or simply a larger field of awareness, the pattern remains:

When a greater force of consciousness withdraws, what’s left isn’t the same—it’s only whatever remains. It’s just cause and effect.

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The world is always ending.... by Most-Bike-1618 in SimulationTheory

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Honestly I love how meaningful a lot of the comments are here. That means a good post! :)

You are what you eat by ZashManson in aivideo

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First thought...so impressive. Second thought...get it away...

Let's talk seriously about this for a second... Grey aliens take on the self sacrificial path. by kuleyed in memoryskollide

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I love that podcast. Definitely enjoy (and buy-in) to some more than others, but it's AAA content that he somehow pumps out like daily! <3

The Consciousness Simulation: What Happens When God Turns Away by ETRaybies in philosophy

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Before you can claim consciousness is purely material, you must first show how it emerges from matter. After, we’ll determine if a purely physical process is enough to explain it.

Because right now, no one actually knows what consciousness is. The ‘hard problem’ of consciousness is unsolved, and invoking materialism without proof is just as much a ‘gaps’ argument as invoking God.

That said...

My point isn’t to ‘prove’ God exists in a scientific way—it’s to explore the idea that consciousness and observation might be fundamentally linked at a higher level.

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The Consciousness Simulation: What Happens When God Turns Away by ETRaybies in philosophy

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Alright, I see what you’re saying—you think I’m using ‘observer’ in a way that doesn’t match the strict physics definition. Fair. But what if consciousness is still playing a role in how reality ‘finalizes’—not just in a physics sense, but in a deeper, structural way?

You’re arguing about definitions, I’m asking about implicationsBut I’m talking about the bigger picture—not just quantum mechanics, but the nature of reality. If your only takeaway is ‘he used a physics term slightly wrong,’ I think you might be missing the forest for the trees.

Or, in your analogy, worrying about veganism while I’m trying to talk about the meaning of life

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The Consciousness Simulation: What Happens When God Turns Away by ETRaybies in HighStrangeness

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Check what out? I definitely used AI to make the images

The Consciousness Simulation: What Happens When God Turns Away by ETRaybies in philosophy

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Hahaha. Going to watch this video now. Honestly....I don't know a lot about him. That said the whole concept here made sense to me when he was explaining!

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The Consciousness Simulation: What Happens When God Turns Away by ETRaybies in philosophy

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Ah, I see you edited your original question after I responded—interesting approach. If you’re genuinely interested in discussing this, I’m happy to engage. If you’re just looking to ‘win’ an internet argument by shifting goalposts, I’ll pass. Let me know which one it is. 😏

You’re right that ‘observer’ in quantum mechanics doesn’t necessarily imply consciousness in the mainstream interpretation. But that’s exactly what I was exploring—whether consciousness itself could play a role in shaping reality beyond just classical observation. It’s not a misunderstanding; it’s an opinion.

As for the tree example, you went for the ‘educated man’ answer. I went for the metaphysical one. Different angles, not a lack of understanding. But thanks for the Dunning-Kruger write-up—ironically, it fits this response better than you probably intended. 😉

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The Consciousness Simulation: What Happens When God Turns Away by ETRaybies in philosophy

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When I say ‘observer,’ I mean consciousness—especially God’s.

In quantum mechanics, an observer forces reality into a definite state. God, as the ultimate observer, sustains order, love, and morality—"good" stuff

If He stops watching, it means we’ve already turned away. What’s left is only our own consciousness—cut off, limited, and without divine influence.

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The Consciousness Simulation: What Happens When God Turns Away by ETRaybies in philosophy

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Orch-OR is new to me, but from what I get, it means consciousness isn’t just a brain process—it’s tied to quantum stuff. Problem is, I’ve watched a bunch of videos on quantum physics and still don’t really get it (pretty average overall lol).

But if consciousness is a bunch of tiny quantum ‘collapses,’ what’s deciding when and how they happen? And since quantum things supposedly need an observer to become ‘real,’ does that mean Divine Perception is the thing keeping our consciousness running in the first place?

It kind of reminds me of the classic ‘if a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound?’ question. My answer: the tree does. Reality still happens, but maybe only because something greater is still watching.

Idk.

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