Yes, I too cannot adequately express my delight in learning about such things as subjective reality, the law of attraction, and most recently, the metaphysical implications of quantum physics.
It's nice to know I'm not the only one around here who's really passionate about weighty subjects like these.
This knowledge has definitely changed my life, in a very profound and positive way! For instance, I never believed in God before I gained a basic understanding of such things - and I still don't believe in God in the Christian sense, but rather see God as more of a universal pervasive force.
I can honestly say that
I have learned more in the last 6 weeks or so than I have in all of my years of formal education put together! And I'm in 2nd year of university, btw. Steve Pavlina has been a big part of this learning process I'm undergoing, so thank you for helping me to open my eyes Steve!
Yeah, I confess that I also find it difficult to totally believe in subjective reality. I also find that meditation helps me to
feel that I am a part of something beyond just my physical body. And that is an amazing, pacifying feeling.
The one area of Steve's explanation that I am still confused about is how he can reasonably doubt that others possess a consciousness.
By this logic, one can also doubt that others perceive things - I don't know what an apple tastes like to someone else, for that matter I don't know if other people can even taste anything at all! This skepticism can extend to all the physical senses. This seems to suggest that everyone else is fake, which is what Steve explicitly denies.
This is simply too unreasonable for me to believe, at least based on the explanation that Steve presents. I'm not sure how other people fit into subjective reality, but at this point I'd venture that since we are all part of the same consciousness, they too possess their own versions or portions of that greater consciousness, just as I do. However, then I start blurring the boundaries of subjectivity with those of objectivity, and this is where my understanding breaks down.
What is your understanding of how other people fit into subjective reality NightOwlNation? Or anyone for that matter. I'd like to hear a more in-depth explanation of how it makes sense to doubt that other people are conscious, and still regard them as significant human beings as opposed to fake robot-like illusions?