LOST Nature of RealityLOST Nature of Reality. I recently checked out the Lost Time Loop Theory website...and I must say, I am most impressed. The theory uses the idea of time travel and time looping to explain most of the weird things that happen on the island. In a nut shell, the theory guesses that people have been fighting over the island since about 1900ish...and a many people have been going back in time to "try again"... ...either to destroy the island or create a "time loop" in which the island remains "frozen" in time and never reaches the point in time when the island is destroyed... ...both sides kill (people, rabbits, polar bear) and use any means required to meet their goals... ...of course there are some holes in the theory, but that is most likely due to "poetic license" used by the producers of the show rather than a lack of diligence on the part of the author of the time loop theory. As I watched the show, I noted things that jived with what I was thinking about the nature of reality...some of my thoughts match up...while others don't. LOST Nature of Reality -- Subjective Reality versus Objective Reality If you are not familiar with these ideas of different Reality models...check out the link below and Google around for a while...I'll be here when you get back... Subjective Reality Simplified by Steve Pavlina Welcome back! (Did you really leave?) Here's a short quote from Steve Article for you cheaters (feel free to skip if you already know this stuff): "Objective Reality (OR) is the perspective that you’re the character in the dream world, and the dream world is solid, real, and objective. An OR person wouldn’t normally think of the physical world as a dream at all — they accept the (socially conditioned) notion that the dream world is reality itself. The objective world itself is seen as the basis for knowledge. Note that there can be no proof whatsoever that this is how reality actually works; it’s one giant unprovable assumption. It’s also not falsifiable.... ...Subjective Reality (SR), as I describe it, is the perspective that your true identity is the dreamer having the dream, so you are the conscious container in which the entire dream world takes place. Your body-mind is your avatar in the dream world, the character that gives you a first-person perspective as you interact with the contents of your own consciousness. But that avatar is no more you than any other character in the dream world. This perspective is also not objectively falsifiable, so it cannot be proven wrong. However, I find it a very rich and empowering way to interact with the dream world of reality on multiple levels." In order for the Lost Time Loop Theory to work for me, you have to work from the objective reality model...the world is real and solid and time moves in the traditional now to later sort of flow... ...On LOST Objective Reality most likely IS REALITY...because it is a SHOW that is FALSE to begin with...whatever the producers say is real is real for the show...and the time loop theory really fits in nicely... In the real world I prefer subjective reality...I can suspend my disbelief long enough to enjoy LOST. LOST Nature of Reality - Perception Have you ever seen the move "what the bleep do we know"? One of the coolest moments was when someone told a story about some western hemisphere natives seeing ships from Europe for the first time... ...Not saying this is true...just a cool story... For the first few days while the ships where at sea and visible from shore...the natives could not see them....but the shaman noticed a disturbance on the water, and set his mind to figure out what was causing it... ...eventually he was able to see the ships and describe them to the others so they could see them as well.... ...the idea here is that perhaps we can't see what we have never seen...and if one in a group can perceive something he can teach others to see it as well... On LOST we have seen all sorts of strange events, which are perceived (or not) from each person's point of view...like in life... ...for example...John Locke's perception of the island is one of a miracle...or destiny...something "meant to happen"... ...his perception that he is exactly where he is supposed to be is his main driver throughout his stay on the island... ...Jack Sheppard on the other hand perceives his stay on the island as a mistake to be fixed...just like every other situation or person in his life... Jack's solution to the "being on the island" problem is to leave...only to find out that life back in the world is still a problem... This part of LOST is more or less in line with reality the way I see it...except to get the plot moving...as usual... LOST The Nature of Reality...The fountain of youth It seems Ben wants to create a Fountain of Youth on the LOST island...it won't works IMHO...that never works in TV or movies...it will be a cool ending, but this goal doesn't work out in shows....there's no conflict....no drama...that don't pay the bills on earth... Good thing that my reality is already perfect the way it is...I don't want to stay young forever on earth...I already live forever (NOW) and when my body wears out I will make a new one in a new dream...or not...it's my choice. The ultimate goals of fictional characters can't be achieved without either ending the show...or radically changing the show...which a great bit about J.J. Abram's shows...they completely change sometimes... ...yet I digress... I guess the drive and yearning for a fountain of youth situation or a paradise situation is pretty common...and interesting from the point of view of subjective reality... ...we are free to choose that we live in our perfect paradise and a form of a fountain of youth right NOW and forever... ...in order to create a life situation in which the major areas of your life are in balance and create a healthy and happy "YOU" one needs to shift one's consciousness and shift our way of thinking and being... Which leads into the... LOST Nature of Reality - Law of Attraction ...which operates in the universe whether we believe it or not...and it basically says that your life in the world is a result of the thoughts you think about the most and the feelings that go along with the thoughts provide the energy... ...many people who are unaware of the law of attraction can create their own version of hell on earth...thinking that they are being judged or otherwise victimized by a cruel world...they blame others for their life situation and think..."why me?" ...others (more and more each day) learn to co-create their outer experience more to their liking...they do what they want to do because they enjoy it...this comes at the price of accepting 100 percent accountability for everything that happens in their lives... ...overweight?...yup I did that. Crappy job? Yup I did that. Got ripped off in a deal...yeah that was me... The folks on LOST are lost (sorry for the pun) to this idea...but don't blame them...they are just written that way ;-) The neat idea to think about on LOST is that everybody can be right... Whatever happens in life can be explained as a result of being part of the dream world (the "real world") and anything can happen in this world... When I first thought about the time loop theory, I thought...ok that's a good idea for the show, but that's now how time really works... ...but then I remembered that each person creates the rules of the dream themselves...so if everyone believes and thinks that they are going back in time and forward time...then that becomes reality...until they change their mind... LOST The Nature of Reality...Does Fate exist? The author of the Time Loop Theory uses the idea of "fate" to answer a lot of questions...I agree this is a plausible solution for the show...but I'm am still perplexed by how fate works in the "real world" So I guess...there are things I want to do during this life, and I am a work in progress until my body dies...so what's the rush...I'm just working for me....I like to relax into a life and enjoy the ride... ...my Fate is my soul prodding me to get on with the program...I think my soul thinks I'm lazy... So how does fate work? I don't think anything in "the future" is ever set in stone...I look at things in my pre-birth life plan as the big events...those are going to happen...I don't know what they are until I get there...the details work themselves out.... ...whatever happens...happens...it is insane to not accept "WHAT IS"...that doesn't mean that we can't change what is... ...but that is different than denying the fact that it occurred. ...Mistakes, sure those happen, they delay events...perhaps whole big chapters of a life get postponed due to "unforeseen body death"...no big whoop...catch that stuff on the next ride.... LOST Oneness or Connectedness All of the characters in Lost are connected to each other in seemingly strange ways. The time loop-theory might explain it by saying "fate" is working to correct a future timeline, or maybe that some folks from the future have moved to the past and now have insights in what is coming...both very fascinating ideas to explain seemingly weird connections. I would like to add the idea of oneness to the mix. My idea of oneness means that we are at some level all ONE. When seemingly weird things happen in real life, I like it because we are all really ONE thing... For instance, while walking with a friend, one brings up a trip in the near future...and one person says...."hmmm where should we go?" The other person thinks "hmmm Death Valley?"....but doesn't say it... ...then the other person says, "How about Death Valley?"....One mind means that all minds and thoughts are really one...so we don't need to be next to each other to share each others thoughts... Oneness applies to space and time as well...there is only really one time....NOW. Think about it for a moment....how do you perceive the past? You think about some memories...the past exists in records and memories...no where else...in other words, outside of memories there is NO PAST. The future is similar to the PAST in that it is NOT NOW. How do we perceive the future? We think about things that might happen...after we have thought them NOW has gone by and the future has moved into the past for you to remember what think MIGHT happen...the future is just us thinking about what might happen....not really real. Space is real enough on earth, but at some level...there is no out there...kinda like The Matrix....how much did Neo move in the real world while moving in the Matrix? Not much... ...Oneness world is like The Matrix...without the evil robots and much less cool Kung Fu.... So Oneness does a fairly decent job of explaining a lot of what is happening on LOST...as it does in the "real world"... LOST Nature of Reality ---SUM it up LOST is a great show...it always makes me think...these later seasons are much better in my mind...although I think they are going to lose some audience interest...but I hope not... ...I spoke to my brother the other day and he said the show is "getting weird"...he doesn't like weird stuff...to me it's always been a little weird...but they did really crank it up a notch with season 4 and 5... ...I don't know where we are going on LOST, but I know it will be a FUN RIDE...
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