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They say for every grain of sand on earth there is a star somewhere in the universe But it’s not true there are more stars by far About ten thousand for every grain of sand give or take a few, Who’s counting anyway well I am! Why? Talk about overkill! Why does the universe need 2 trillion galaxies each packed with 100 billion stars? I’ll tell you why! Because that’s the exact amount you need to ensure one Goldilocks planet like our earth forms, with intelligent beings capable of figuring all this out, whilst living on it Yeah but to what end? Think about it! without us humans to observe and study the universe It may as well be a mere meaningless empty firmament that frogs look up at, when mating under the night sky! Here’s a little secret the universe cannot think for itself It needs conscious sentient intelligent beings, to come into focus, and give it meaning We are the universe, the universe is us, Both one and the same, inevitabilities of eternity Oh one could argue the universe would still be here if I weren’t here Just like when I die It’ll still be here But will it! how can I know without consciousness, and therein (lies) the bare (truth) It may as well not be here when I come to pass Insofar as I’m concerned it won’t be, But the atoms and information that made me will always be around So where does my consciousness go I’m not much good without it let’s be honest probably equally as bad with it too #Listen! I’m leaving all afterlife possibilities aside just for now because I cannot explain or understand them, Besides being agnostic is my cop out card# Anyway I live inside eternity of that I’m pretty sure so everything that happens stays inside eternity even my consciousness And as everyone knows an infinite amount of infinities reside inside eternity, meaning all consciousness must be inside eternity in an infinite amount of diverse ways So even if the universe rips itself apart, or implodes with a Big Crunch it can only rebound in an energy exchange and form a new universe, (another big bang) Then after 14 billion years or so, in one of its 2 trillion future galaxies each packed with 100 billion stars, another version of me will recombobulate back together Hopefully it’s the Bill Gates version with George Clooney looks, Schwarzenegger’s body and Einstein’s brain, next time around! So you see I am here because I have to be here I honestly had no choice But hey that’s just me! Maybe you came for a different reason and that’s fine too! Besides if I’m wrong, and a god/goddess did build this universe for unknown reasons like personal amusement, Am I not fulfilling my duty to them, by writing such seriously fun things! to be conscious or not to be conscious ~ that is the only question

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Date: 2/19/2024 3:38:00 PM
While I can't say it made me chuckle it nevertheless was quite a well written, tongue in cheek poetic treatise on your belief system. Hey, thx for supporting the contest
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David Kavanagh
Date: 2/19/2024 4:07:00 PM
No worries, I have a habit of always writing these agnostic ones for myself first before the actual contest, for fear of insulting others belief systems, I always thought this one might amuse more, than bring chuckles, thanks for stopping by nonetheless!
Date: 2/18/2024 9:40:00 AM
A poem with an oxymoronic title has my attention. None of us choose to be here, and that line made me think of people who've screamed, "I wish I'd never been born!" That's a reflection on the last two lines of your post. A thought...if we were not conscious, we would have nothing to question.
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David Kavanagh
Date: 2/18/2024 11:27:00 AM
Ha! Sometimes I do that too Lin if a rabbit hole labyrinth forms, but most of the time I resolve the eternity paradox to my satisfaction, and I’m happy for another cycle, ;)
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Lin Lane
Date: 2/18/2024 10:08:00 AM
It's a thought I've pondered in the religious scope of life for years. Yes, it could be a perpetual mind-boggling cycle if we allow it to be. I blink twice and think of something else.
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David Kavanagh
Date: 2/18/2024 9:59:00 AM
Heya Lin! (if we were not conscious, we would have nothing to question) of course I agree, but I’m going a little further and postulating without consciousness there is absolutely nothing, only oblivion, which cannot be measured by time, meaning an infinite amount of time can pass by instantaneously until consciousness kicks in, it’s all a perpetual cycle; (people wishing they were never (born) I’ve heard that line screamed too, and it’s a sure giveaway none of us chose this life, I know it’s all pretty bonkers, but I so much enjoy pondering eternity, Cheers David
Date: 2/16/2024 12:21:00 PM
Cheers David! A bit of a rebutle. Western thinking, humans are the only ones with a conscious mind. Indigenous peoples believe all nature, world, is conscious and shall continue to be. I didn't know about the frogs looking at the stars, like us they also croak! Wonderful Science philosophic little treatise..ah, I loved the humor, along with George Clooney & wife, she is brilliant. But who knows some believe that it just may have been our choice to be born Bodhisattva's will themselves to come back to help humanity. Very interesting, energy cannot be destroyed!
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David Kavanagh
Date: 2/16/2024 1:06:00 PM
That line is probably the most important one, well spotted!
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David Kavanagh
Date: 2/16/2024 1:04:00 PM
I rebut, your bit of a rebuttal Anaya, frogs are cold blooded creatures, so don’t care about anything whatsoever lol! But seriously I can only vouch for humans building telescopes, satellites, and particle accelerators, to view and measure the universe, a different type of consciousness is upon us (that damn human condition) Yeah a bit of fun with science and philosophy here, cheers David
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Date: 2/16/2024 12:36:00 PM
Must add, as I laugh out loud...clever last stanza of god, godess!
Date: 2/16/2024 3:21:00 AM
What a star! I enjoyed reading this David, all very interesting and thought provoking. I fluctuate between all potential explanations, without consideration of if one is true then the other can't be. Maybe this explanation fits that bill in that all things simultaneously are true (and/or false). This needs a reread from me, but thought I'd dive in with a comment anyway. I like the way you laid it all out (your thinking).
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David Kavanagh
Date: 2/16/2024 3:43:00 AM
Heya Dilly, Ha! I needed a few rereads myself before posting, most of this stuff, facts and figures are scientifically sound, the rest is perhaps me trying to accept the possible consequences of eternity, I’m delighted it piqued your interest, and you found it thought provoking, in eternity everything and nothing is possible all at once, getting one’s head around it, well that’s up to the individual, was a fun one to write, cheers David

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