reaper666 -- an interesting theory, seems very plausible to me, and in fact doesn't seem too far off from the point I made in my (larger) post above... if I'm understanding you correctly, anyway.

Basically, your idea of subconscious is a system that 'handles' the complex reactions between particles which our normal consciousness or 'fuzzy logic' can't percieve, right?

What I was saying was similar, except I don't believe that this system necessarily ends at the boundary of our epidermis. Our body isn't an isolated entity; the energy that constitutes our bodies is constantly interacting with all of the other energy surrounding us. Some of this energy bounces off of us, and some of it passes through us. Either way, according to quantum physics (or at least my limited understanding of it -- if someone can refute this, I'd be glad to hear what they have to say) every interaction of information changes that information. Even our observation of energy can alter it (a huge pain in the ass for quantum physicists, I'm sure). Anyway, what I'm getting at here is that really, the universe is designed to 'handle' interactions with itself, and could therefore (by your definition, if I'm understanding it right) in a way be a subconscious entity in and of itself.
afghooey Reviewed by afghooey on . For all o'you atheists out there... I have a proposition for you. Consider this carefully: If we're not creations of a 'supernatural' God who put us into the universe, it would follow that we naturally came out of the universe, and that we are therefore a natural expression of the universe, correct? If you agree to that, then consider this: In a universe of purely mindless mechanisms, how can the mind exist? In a universe that is composed of purely unconscious, unintelligent, 'dead' matter, how can life, Rating: 5