What do you think of my theory?

Question

My theory is that the universe expands as the collective consciousness imagines more and through imagining it physically manifests a bigger universe that we can observe. The collective consciousness is everybody and everything. So it is the universe, thus everything is alive and self aware, observing all. That is why the universe would not exist if it wasn't observed by anything. To sum it all up, the entire universe is a mind and what the universe hasn't expanded into yet is the part of the mind we haven't created anything from imagining more yet.

Lol, what can I say, I like being philosophical and do believe this could be the truth.

Answer 1

Oh well, that's your right.

Answer 2

I like your theory; it is an imaginative, and entertaining idea, but I don't believe it for a second. I don't think it accurately describes the whole of reality, or "the truth", as you call it, at all.

As I see it, you are confusing what exists in your (and our) mind(s) (concepts) with what exists outside of your mind (matter and energy). You see, there is a universe inside your mind, and one outside your mind; one is composed entirely of concepts, and one is composed entirely of matter and energy. There are no concepts outside of mind, and there is no matter or energy inside of mind. In this way the two types of universe are completely different, and exclusive to each other.

In another way the two types intersect, because some of our concepts reflect matter and energy, but they are still completely different because the concept of a rock is not the same as a rock that is composed of matter and energy.

In some ways the two types have not even this reflective quality in common. Some of our concepts have no direct basis in the physical universe. Pain, for example, exists only in the mind. On the flip side, some of the things in the physical universe, things we've never seen or imagined, exist somewhere, but we have no concept of what they are in our minds.

Because I see things in this way, I take exception to some of your statements. I'll take it sentence by sentence.

1. "My theory..." I Agree, except for the word "physical". Only the nonphysical universe is so expanded, although, in an indirect way, it can expand the physical because we are not only thinkers, but doers, and what we do changes the physical.

2. "The collective..." Disagree; I would not include the word, everything.

3. "So it is..." Disagree.

4. "That is why..." Strongly disagree.

5. "To sum..." I'll agree, if you replace "entire" with the word, conceptual.

Party on dude.

Answer 3

thats far out man

Answer 4

Cool man.

Answer 5

I generally agree (semantics). Your theory is not new. Through collective consciousness, others are also similarly aware.

Eckhart Tolle describes it nicely in his newest book, A New Earth: Awakening to your life's purpose.

Answer 6

Interesting,kind of like God. It could be somewhat true. So unknown,and mysterious it to me!

Answer 7

Saying something is one thing.

Proving it is another thing.

What if I propose

The Guru's Funky Theory:

               A perfect circle has 3 corners

               2 + 3 = 6

               There is no God

               God created the universe 2 years ago.

What if I do believe that this could be the truth.

I would really have to justify, and prove them by using mathematical equations and/or present tangible and intangible evidences and facts to support my claims.

I like the way your mind explores.

But do your Homework.

THINK!

              

Answer 8

I think you need some evidence and some reasoning based on the evidence; that's how you support a theory. So tye to add some support to back up your "theory.". Good luck.

Answer 9

I think there's a logical fallacy in your theory. If the universe needs observation to exist, then it could not be created by our imagination. It needs to be observed to exist... but doesn't it need to exist to be observed?

Seems like you are headed in the direction of Hegel - the universe coming to consciousness of itself (making human consciousness part of the universal unfolding of consciousness). But the end of that road would be enlightenment. Enlightenment of self is plausible (as is consciousness of self), but if consciousness is always creating something new to become conscious of, then it is a creator of the universe rather than the universe itself. As far as expansion - can't this be thought of in terms of space rather than size?  

Answer 10

The biggest problem is that your theory would mean that someone or something would've always been around to contribute to the collective consciousness you think of. Also, because of the nature of the universe (that things are born and things die, naturally or not) the size of this universe would always been changing, or at least, changing on a scale that would be observable, in terms of expansions, contractions (as populations contract due to war, disease, natural progression, or other incidents). The speed of these expansions and contractions would also likely be observable. (Speed would change due to population booms, etc). However, the universe is continually expanding, and in fact, the expansion is speeding up, so that kind of ends your theory.

Answer 11

Even if it's hard to imagine i'm not going to flat out say it's impossible. I'm not foolish enough to believe that us humans, as a race, have the universe completely figured out. Before we "knew" the earth was flat, then we "knew" that the sun revolved around the earth and we were the center of the galaxy. Today we "know" that the universe is about 93 billion light years or so wide. What will we "know" tomorrow? Who knows, what if your theory is correct? It's certainly interesting enough to discuss.

Answer 12

Ridiculous.

No evidence and awareness which is simply a manifestation of a functioning brain being connected with the entire universe seems outrageous.

The universe expands because of dark energy.

Primacy of consciousness is a fallacy, just because you are not there to perceive it does not mean it does not exist in a physical manner.

Answer 13

Dude you just blew my mind. But its possible.

Answer 14

What are you smoking???