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I mean, I can’t disagree with the comparison OR be insulted by it!
I don’t think about us a shared consciousness, or anything else spiritual that we can’t really verify. But we are indeed ancient star remnants experiencing consciousness, kind of like our computers are rocks that can do math. :)
Bill Hicks
I got the reference, that’s why I couldn’t be insulted!
I was just clarifying the differences I see between the two statements.
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