Comments by "Austin Kole Carlisle" (@AustinKoleCarlisle) on "Life is NOT Complicated - Alan Watts" video.

Absolutely. The more effort and resources we spend trying to "explore" the universe, the more disconnected we become from ourselves. We need to explore and master the "inside" before we explore beyond the Earth.
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@jessanderson4419 there is no point in extending life if we remain unaware of it's purpose, and the purpose is within us, not simply living a long life because we're human and humans deserve to live long because we figured out how to use tools and animals didn't.
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@azulcerul3o that was exactly my point, we as a species need to severely address our priorities.
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when you consider the results of quantum eraser experiment, yes, it makes perfect sense that the observer is endlessly entangled in the world and everything is connected to some degree. the results only do not make sense if you believe the observer is separate from the environment.
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the point of the video is that breaking things down for knowledge is a never ending pursuit.
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@OscarLT321 putting science ahead of spirituality is the problem. i mean, we as a species are sending rich people into outer space with talks of colonizing Mars, meanwhile this planet still has suffering and massive pollution.
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what's the point of survival?
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