What if Heaven/Hell is purely mental? What is time or conciousness in the context of sleep or near death? To what extent can the brain extend a moment's time?
Ever heard anyone explain something that was a close call by saying that time 'slowed' down? That would mean the brain speeds up to make each second more productive and hence the feeling of time slowing down.
Most research shows that DMT (Dimethyltryptamine), a drug our own bodies synthesize, is released when we die. DMT and your brain may very well be your 'after life'. Maybe your mind is God.
Perhaps those that believe in Heaven/Hell create their own end. If they feel free of guilt then they are creating their own Heaven. That would explain the role of repentance -- to remove self guilt and responsibility of action. Those that feel they have done some mortal sin and do not repent to clear their concious are creating their own Hell.
The end of Heaven/Hell, because it must end, the brain cannot extend time indefinetly, is not important. The mere entrace into either state would mean total illusion of time, place, and death, which would transfer all thought of being, to making Heaven/Hell real. Along with this would come the illusion of eternity and that is the most important part--especially to Hell. Mental anguish is one of the most powerful tools humans have created. To know you are dying and in pain, and to think you will be forever, is the epitome of Hell, making the specific amount of time spent there, unimportant. This is also true of Heaven. The initial glee of being in a perfect place, where only happiness exists is important. Largely happiness is mental; if your brain now believes that you will be experiencing euphoria forever, the ultimate amount of time is insignificant.
Just a few random thoughts during class.
5 comments:
this makes sense/doesn't make sense enough to be true.
haha, i agree with the previous comment
i have always believed this, or something similar.
god as the ultimate observer is myself, is yourself, is your friend's self. its all about perspective, of time and of consciousness. we should talk about this sometime.
this makes a lot of sense...like it fits together well
it very well may lead to a complete analysis of life after death- although we cant document it without dying, right?
i know a few people whom i'd be glad to volunteer for the job
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