Why are we aware of our existance?
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I think therefore I am.
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Illegitimate question.\nLinear beings like us can not comprehend "always existed".
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No, you don't have to know. We live in the world because we are part of it. Each of us is a collection of molecules, arranged according to physics, biochemistry and DNA. When we die, our molecules disperse.\n\nPurpose and whys are things that we give ourselves because we like order and need to have goals and a sense of accomplishment.
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Peace on you...Can you prove that you exist? Yes, of course you can. You merely use your senses to determine that you can see, hear, feel, smell, taste and you have emotions as well. All of this is a part of your existence. But this is not how we perceive God in Islam. We can look to the things that He has created and the way that He cares for things and sustains us, to know that there is no doubt of His existence.\n\nThink about this the next time that you are looking up at the moon or the stars on a clear night; could you drop a drinking glass on the sidewalk and expect that it would hit the ground and on impact it would not shatter, but it would divide up into little small drinking glasses, with iced tea in them? Of course not.\n\nAnd then consider if a tornado came through a junkyard and tore through the old cars; would it leave behind a nice new Mercedes with the engine running and no parts left around? Naturally not.\n\nCan a fast food restaurant operate itself without any people there? That's crazy for anyone to even think about.\n\nAfter considering all of the above, how could we look to the universe above us through a telescope or observe the molecules in a microscope and then think that all of this came about as a result of a "big bang" or some "accident?"\n\n(see also "Quran")   May Allah bless us
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Yes, we are. That is what the senses are. There are no real things out there, there are just clouds of possibilities. Quantum physicists are finding out the universe is much more complicated and unbelievable than once thought. Our perceptions actually modify reality.. that means there could be a universe out there for every potential choice we make in our lives... it's a mind boggling concept, but people are realizing theres more to this world than meets the eye, so to speak.
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just because we want to know it all . so we act as if we do, besides it is part of the human nature. and if you are relgous you would defently find the answer in the holy book . as it mostly explanes the human nature.
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How do we know that atoms aren't conscious?  If we are made of the same spacedust that everything in the universe is, albeit in a complex and dynamic arrangement, then perhaps all matter and even time itself has a form of existence and experience.  Maybe we are not even individuals.  Just because most people think they are making decisions for themselves doesn't mean they are just running on some form of autopilot.  I read that the part of the brain involved in complex decision making processes finishes neural activity sometimes up to two minutes before a person thinks 'they' have decided.   On the matter of whether God created us for his own sake, I think it would be alot more likely that people created the concept of God for their own sakes.  If we are in God's soup, I'd liken our fate more to that of a fly than a cracker.
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Believing and Knowing there is something more out there.
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True, u r right in this observation. Our universe is under much more scrutiny because we can see and observe a lot many things, so if we feel its complex is very obvious
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They are very real. We as humans are only given 5 senses. Who is to say that there are other senses that exist but we just cannot utilize them or it is not within our powers? Dogs & Cats or other animals have heightened sense of sight & smell thus allowing them to detect the presence of the unknown before we do. \n\nRemember this, we are all spirits embodied in a human form. When we die we take our conscious and subconscious with us and go back as spirits again.  When we die suddenly, our spirits will be earthbound. Until we realize we are dead, we become ghost.
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Because we believe in reality and taking responsibility for our actions.
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I certainly can't claim you exist.  Your question could be entirely computer-generated, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.  \n\nA lot of people have similar thoughts, though - how do we know we exist?  How do we know that reality exists?  We don't, but "reality" is the only constant we know, so we go on faith.  \n\nOne could also argue that if you exist in thought, then you exist period.  I've heard it argued that belief in God is enough to cause God to exist.  We could go on all day like this, but - yep, you exist.  You've convinced everyone here that you do, so you must.
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Why is it important? we are human not angels. and we are here, this is important.
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Yay, a question directed towards my beliefs! I don't have a concrete belief about why we are alive....but I think its because we want to be, and because we want to learn. Most humans seem to crave knowledge and what better way to gain it than by living? As to the after life I believe in a place called Summerland which is where spirits wait to be reincarnated.
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because we have a soul and free will
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Our evolution has allowed us to recognize our existence. Our need to survive has forced our evolution. We would be less aware of ourselves without the communal awareness.\n(The guy under the tree is unaware of the rain because of the tree, not because he is alone)
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as far as why... that's an age old question and nobody can know for sure... personally, as a science major, ive had a great deal of education on evolution and that seems very probable once you have all of the facts and details. as far as a superior being, i really don't know as I was not there, but if there is, then you will only find out once you die. we can come up with all of the theories and speculations and millions of different religions that we want, but there is no way to know for sure.\n\nas for "are we really here?" well you can only know about yourself for sure. this quote by Rene Descartes sums up why: "I think therefore I am" you are thinking. you must be to have come up with that question. so no matter what your surroundings, what is real, fake, a dream... you can be sure of one thing: you exist in some way shape or form...