This is an excellent merging of film review and exposure of a near subliminal thread containing some the great unanswered questions in the realm of consciousness. I remain transfixed by the idea that we are each a cell in the greater human body, which has profound implications. Because if that is indeed the case, imagine if one cell, then two, and then more cells begin to come into self awareness. What might that mean? What would that stir in the larger body? Would a self aware cell in a finger cause more or less impact than one in the heart of the greater body? How many self aware cells would it take to cause some kind of tipping point? It’s more than a bit mind-boggling.
For anyone interested, I had to check out Paul’s reference to Pierre Teilhard de Chardin…
Teilhard points to the societal problems of isolation and marginalization as huge inhibitors of evolution, especially since evolution requires a unification of consciousness. He states that “no evolutionary future awaits anyone except in association with everyone else.” Teilhard argued that the human condition necessarily leads to the psychic unity of humankind, though he stressed that this unity can only be voluntary; this voluntary psychic unity he termed “unanimization.” Teilhard also states that “evolution is an ascent toward consciousness”, giving encephalization as an example of early stages, and therefore, signifies a continuous upsurge toward the Omega Point which, for all intents and purposes, is God.
