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Not to confuse it with consciousness, which is the ability to think and reason, it is rather the realm in which one has substance and continuity. NOT TO CONFUSE IT WITH CONSCIOUSNESS WHICH IS THE ABILITY TO THINK AND REASON IT IS RATHER THE REALM IN WHICH ONE HAS SUBSTANCE AND CONTINUITY
der what good it is to be a god if you can't do anything yourself," he said with a sigh. "What do you want me to do there, then?" "I cannot tell you, unfortunately." "Against the rules?" I asked. "Very much so. All that I can do is send an agent with a slight understanding of the situation of history and physical existence to the people, but he must make the judgments of how to proceed all on his own. If I did tell you, it wouldn't be much different than going myself, and then there would be no human resolution to human problems." "Our lives serve as a spectator sport to the gods, then?" I inquired of him. "I am afraid not," he said, "It is much more serious than that. The Greeks were not all wrong, you know." "Who else, I wonder." "Not many," he sighed, "But tell me, are you ready?" "As I'll ever be." "Then I will begin. The understanding of life begins with the understanding of physical existence," Onan said, "And by physical existence I mean the quality of being materially animated. THE RULES ERNON TOLD ME HOW TYPICAL YES INDEED I SOMETIMES WONDER WHAT GOOD IT IS TO BE A GOD IF YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING YOURSELF HE SAID WITH A SIGH WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO THERE THEN I CANNOT TELL YOU UNFORTUNATELY AGAINST THE RULES I ASKED VERY MUCH SO ALL THAT I CAN DO IS SEND AN AGENT WITH A SLIGHT UNDERSTANDING OF THE SITUATION OF HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXISTENCE TO THE PEOPLE BUT HE MUST MAKE THE JUDGMENTS OF HOW TO PROCEED ALL ON HIS OWN IF I DID TELL YOU IT WOULDN'T BE MUCH DIFFERENT THAN GOING MYSELF AND THEN THERE WOULD BE NO HUMAN RESOLUTION TO HUMAN PROBLEMS OUR LIVES SERVE AS A SPECTATOR SPORT TO THE GODS THEN I INQUIRED OF HIM I AM AFRAID NOT HE SAID IT IS MUCH MORE SERIOUS THAN THAT THE GREEKS WERE NOT ALL WRONG YOU KNOW WHO ELSE I WONDER NOT MANY HE SIGHED BUT TELL ME ARE YOU READY AS I'LL EVER BE THEN I WILL BEGIN THE UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE BEGINS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING OF PHYSICAL EXISTENCE OMEN SAID AND BY PHYSICAL EXISTENCE I MEAN THE QUALITY OF BEING MATERIALLY ANIMATED
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