@Brandon Boyd,
Global simulation, Xris, is a scary thought. The word global itself was once a horrifyying concept for the chuch. Not long after the great inquisitions, where the possibility of evil dispensing itself through-out the populace was overcome, the earth was virtually proven to be global. The church found new fears in the inquisition prospect and that is that the evil committed in their world was the effect of the heathen or pagan, come evil worship that was undertaken in these new worlds. The church had a new mission.
Evolution was the obvious next step in the progress of thought and what it laid in place was the superior breed concept. This allowed for the destruction of life liberty and habitat of all to this date. I don't mind that you think along these lines that you do, Xris, just remember, you are not the first and the concept of your belief has been the harm of many the destruction of endless worlds and was once the passage to evil. I can well imagine that there were those in our past who took it as the passage to the Gods.
Jung' pool of existence and pre-existence, the unconscious and can it be a link to our future. The idea that there is this sharing, Richrf, has also been formed into our psche, through the wonders of the universe. Well at least that which we come into contact with. Astrology is a fine example but things with some greater significance like the passing of a comet, tend to be imaged as the bringing of new infomation. Amazement leads to wonder, wonder to expression and so on to creation. (I will use the word cosmos as it is the definition of all possibility, while universe is directed at that which is concievable to science.)
Jung's collective unconscious can be likened to the cosmos and while there are these strange phenomena traversing throughout it, it is their interaction with us that enlightens our understanding and returns to us or teaches us, that which is our creativity. Are we being fondled by our own imaginations, never completely endowed just slightly enriched by day until, perhaps all is revealed.
Communication within the animal kingdom and in specific Caroline, bird harming. I am definitely not laughing at you as I well know the buggers talk. I despise seagulls, not that I would cause their extinction but I think you know what I mean. My friend and I stood upon the shore one day and proceded to throw rocks at them. Unluckily we missed completely. What began as a close toss resulted in a complete bypass of our throwing area. For at each throw the following seagull flew at a greater distance from our position, until we gave up our plight.
Now if animals do comunnicate, which can be assumed even proven with only the doubt that we cannot recipricate, then can they communicate across species and what more is there in their understanding. Is this the link between our understanding of the environment within which we live, are we seperated from it because of our carelessness, should we progress to this link, what is there to gain.
I know this is not the conclusion and by no means does it bring anybody any closer to the objective of this thread. It doesn't say we are wrong and it does't broaden the scope of the idea but I hope it was at least revealing towards your own perspectives and combinable in refactoring your conversation.
