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Originally Posted by Cantando  If you say yes, then it can't be true, as you are using consciousness to view that universe in your imagination. |
It's true if the imagined universe is not this one, which of course it wouldn't be.
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Originally Posted by Cantando If you say no, then there is eternal/cognizant consciousness in the universe (or perhaps hovering around the periphery!). |
Not if the consciousness under discussion is the type of consciousness familiar to most people who haven't explored spiritual concepts. I.e., one which is not eternal, and not an attribute of the universe as a whole, but an individual thing.