The Timeframe of Your Existence (soul, Mormon, spirits, reincarnation)

[Katzpur]

Originally Posted by Tzaphkiel

but a person does not "cease to exist" when they are in a deep sleep. or when they are unconscious. or when they are in a coma.

Good point.

Also studies have shown that newborns are not actually "self aware" as we typically use the term, but they certainly do make their existence known.

[Katzpur]

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

Do you mean as the human being I am right now, or as a soul/entity?

Either way, the answer is "I really don't know."

I was thinking in terms of "as a soul/entity," and of course you don't know! None of us do. But, humor me and tell me what you think.

[Katzpur]

Originally Posted by Harry Diogenes

There is no specific beginning, but it was after 1980. I developed as a conscious entity, but there was no specific point in time.

No specific point in time? Not sure what you mean.

[Thoreau424]

About 2/3's of the way into the 20th century
Don't know. Maybe never, maybe in a few decades.

Regardless, these questions don't occupy much of my time. I'd rather focus on practical matters and what I can know.

[badlander]

Originally Posted by Tzaphkiel

i am simply making the observation that a person does not "cease to exist" when they go to sleep or are unconscious.
that is not "nitpicking." it is stating the obvious.

If stating the obvious why does it need to be stated? Not everyone is ever unconscious or iin a coma. And obviously as we can be woken from a deep sleep by being shaken or a fire alarm we are conscious. ☺

[Harry Diogenes]

Originally Posted by Katzpur

No specific point in time? Not sure what you mean.

Me as a conscious entity developed over time, it did not start at a specific time or date.

[Katzpur]

Originally Posted by TroutDude

Hmmm...

When I lose that awareness.

Temporarily or permanently? Suppose you were in a coma? Surely you wouldn't cease to exist for that period of time.

[TroutDude]

Originally Posted by Katzpur

Temporarily or permanently? Suppose you were in a coma? Surely you wouldn't cease to exist for that period of time.

I meant permanently.

[MysticPhD]

Originally Posted by Katzpur

Temporarily or permanently? Suppose you were in a coma? Surely you wouldn't cease to exist for that period of time.

We are conflating existing with manifesting within our physical Reality. They are not the same thing.

[Katzpur]

Originally Posted by MysticPhD

We are conflating existing with manifesting within our physical Reality. They are not the same thing.

Right. They're not. So, Mystic, when do you believe you began to exist?