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The New Consciousness
Background music always looping: TasteTheSpace.mp3
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“What is the origin of the universe? How was it created?
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As you gaze at these incredible images taken with the Hubble Space Telescope, ask yourself how something so vast and magnificent could have come into being.
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Do you think it's possible that something so complex and infinite could form from the random interactions of matter and energy after the Big Bang?
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Now ask yourself, 'what is the origin of my own self-awareness?' Do you really believe that when you die, you're dead?
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Human beings have wondered and debated these questions for millennia. But they have particular resonance at this juncture in our planetary history.
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The population of our planet, now over 6 billion, is approaching critical mass. The consciousness of humanity is poised for a potential leap in awareness.
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But around which ideas will the new consciousness form? Will it be the same tired old themes of scarcity, competition and conflict?
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Or can humanity break loose from the bondage of old thought patterns and create sustainable societies where all may achieve happiness and prosperity?
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The answers to the direction of humanity's future, and the origin of the universe itself, lies in the answer to the question, "What is consciousness?" That is the subject of this movie.
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The ultimate question is, does your self-awareness depend on material structure, or does consciousness exist independently of physical bodies? How mankind resolves that question will determine the fate of our planet for the next thousand years.
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