I
Before the cosmos can be experienced, it must establish a vantage point to observe from. "I" is not a pronoun, nor is it your history; it is the absolute baseline requirement for any experience to occur in a physical system.
The undeniable sensation of being the exact center point of the physical universe.
Topics: consciousness, self, identity, experience, origins, presence
I
Unknown Location
The undeniable sensation of being the exact center point of the physical universe.
The Location
f you were asked to point to yourself, where exactly would you point? You might touch your chest, or tap your forehead. But what are you actually pointing at? If you lose a limb, the "I" remains complete. If you lose your memories, the sensation of being awake does not evaporate. Where does the "I" physically reside? Is it a definable object you possess, or is it merely the empty space where things are witnessed?
The Audience
For billions of years, the physical universe burned starfire and crashed planets together with absolutely no one to watch. Why did it suddenly require an audience? Why did the mechanics of chemistry necessitate a subjective experience of the dark? You are sitting here right now, reading these words, completely aware of the fact that you are reading them. What was the requirement for the universe to grow a center point?
The Baseline
Close your eyes and try to strip away everything you know to be true. If your senses are lying to you, if your name is an invention, if the world outside the room does not exist—what is left? When you reach the absolute bottom of doubt, and strip away every single assumption, isn't there still a quiet, unexplainable certainty that you are experiencing something? What is that hum?
