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muriel_volestrangler

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7. So what is a "collective unconscious"?

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #6)

Sun Sep 21, 2025, 02:51 PM

Sep 2025

Could he explain, for instance, why this "collective unconscious" is subject to the laws of gravity and motion and thus follows the Earth around? Or does it permeate the entire universe billions of light years away too?

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It's a legitimate question. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Sep 2025 #5

Theyve investigated thoussnds of cases of reincarnation reports. The results Karadeniz Sep 2025 #3

Why does anyone who thinks human consciousness can survive without a brain think that it's so dependent muriel_volestrangler Sep 2025 #4

Karl Jung believed it is a collective unconscious. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #6

So what is a "collective unconscious"? muriel_volestrangler Sep 2025 #7

Carl Jung: Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #8

But your personal consciousness is associated with your body, and thus matter muriel_volestrangler Sep 2025 #9

I cannot say whether Carl Jung thought about alien beings or not. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #10

"It is assumed" - well, that's your problem right there. muriel_volestrangler Sep 2025 #11

some folk simply cannot deal with reality Skittles Sep 2025 #12

Some people like to deal with science. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #14

sorry, I think "afterlife" is a bunch of nonsense Skittles Sep 2025 #15

Your theory is neither proven or unproven. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #17

yeah Skittles Sep 2025 #19

We are discussing Jung's theory of the collective unconscious. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #21

There is no evidence for or against personal consciousness being personal. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #13

Yes, there is evidence for it being personal. I already mentioned it. muriel_volestrangler Sep 2025 #20

Carl Jung was one of the greatest minds of the 19th century. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #16

Both your theory and Jung's theory are totally unproven. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #18

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Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence Stuckinthebush Sep 2025 #23