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  1. isnessofwhatis

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    I have an assignment to ask a bunch of people the same question and I was wondering if you could answer it. I'm trying to get a variety of responses from different ages and different backgrounds. Don't think about it too much, just reply back with the first thing or things that come to your mind.

    The question is, What is consciousness?

    Thanks in advance!!
     
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  2. Trystan

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    soul, thoughts, knowledge of right vs. wrong, spirit, understanding

    sorry there's a few there. I actually think it's the "Me" part of me - it may physically exist in and around my brain/body etc, but it connects my body to my Spirit/soul/whatever. Allows me to physically perceive stuff instead of seeing it from a floating point somewhere in the theoretical ether.

    Sorry if that was too complicated, but you said the first thing that came to mind hehe :grin:
     
    #2 Trystan, Dec 2, 2008
  3. Z3ni

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    Hm................ is it when your like.. erm.. you can't think right?? :shrug:
     
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    It's being awake and being fully aware of everything around you. Not just physical things either, like spiritual, emotional, mental things. It's being around everything and knowing you're around everything.
     
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  5. Drizzt DoUrden

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    It's being able to think in well... thoughts, words, emotions, and pictures. It's also being aware of your thought process. It's the ability to separate what you want to do from what you choose to do. It's the ability to choose.

    That's a hard question :/ It's hard to explain.
     
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    Being able to process what's going on around you, and being able to process thoughts and abstract ideas and control your thoughts.
     
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    You guys/gals are AWESOME!!! Thank you so much!

    Keep them coming.
     
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    glad to be of a little bit of assisstance :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
     
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    The ability to differenciate between right or wrong according to your own beliefs. The knowledge that they are /your/ beliefs. Awareness.

    Yea, I go to a UU church...
     
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    what's a UU church?
     
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    consciousness is the state of mind in which someone is aware.
     
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    Awareness of what's going on around you.
     
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    My answer is soo... wrong:tears:
     
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    It doesn't matter. I think there is more than one way of answering the question and isnessofwhatis needed to ask several people to see what the range of answers and the most common ones were. So your different answer is still useful for her assignment.
     
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    Unitarian Univiversalist. One of our principles is the Right of Conscience.
     
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    There are no wrong answers to the question!! Your answer was perfect! You were 100% honest.
     
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    Being aware of yourself/your actions.
     
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    first thing that popped into my head was 'sense of self' as in, the belief that you know what you are and what you are surrounded by.
     
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    The things that you are aware of, that you perceive and the knowledge of the presence of these things, thoughts, opinions, actions...
    I can't think of a better way to phrase that, sorry...
     
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    Awareness, nothing more.
     
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