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DM Good morning. It seems "non-local consciousness" is an oxymoron, ...perhaps the ultimate one?   (Per one of our related past conversations on the topic). Somewhat related to Eastern "wherever you go, there you are." Good morning! What a wonderfully sharp observation. You've cut right to the heart of a conceptual confusion that permeates much of the "non-local consciousness" discourse . The insight is this: consciousness, by its very nature, is always experienced from a p

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