The MeoP Concept

“But what does that have to do with God?” I asked.

“God exists as separate and distinct from the patterns that organize your life.     Since God is not limited by any knowable pattern, any acute and complete understanding of it is impossible.” Theophilus replied.

“But I still want to know.     There must be some way to acquire a viable explanation of God’s fundamental nature.” 

“Unfortunately, not.     God is more of a Spiritual Presence than a tangible thing.     Think of God as being similar to sunshine.     We can perceive its presence, but we do not interact with God in a human type of way.     Instead, God exists as a mystery, being separate and distinct from our ordinary lives.”

 “But what does that mean?     If God is separate and distinct from human beings, then where does it exist?     Does God exist everywhere or nowhere? 

“Perhaps, but not necessarily, so try to understand that your personal orientation toward the universe is resolutely connected to this planet.     The universe is an abstraction to you.     People do not live in the universe.     People live on this planet and their lives follow earth-bound events.     Except for astronomers and space explorers, the universe is only a night sky to look at.” 

“I am sorry, but your explanation leaves me very confused.     If God is separate and distinct from our daily lives, then how do I know God’s Intended Will?”

“That is a perplexing question, but I shall try to clarify.     Gravity may be partially connected to the answer.     The Earth’s gravity holds everything in place.     And if gravity holds everything in place, then perhaps even our memories are also being held.     I have concluded that memories and consciousness are intrinsically connected.     Without consciousness there would be no memories, and without memories there would be no evolution of human thought.”

Well, you present an interesting proposition Theophilus, but does your theory account for variances in comprehensive consciousness?     There are many forms of thought that are not human.     Does your theory also pertain to alternative modes of thought, such as that of animals?”

“Perhaps, but animal consciousness is so drastically different from our own, that it is impossible to interpret it in a meaningful way.     Other forms of consciousness are based upon different patterns, that are alien and unrecognizable to human understanding.”

“So, can we get back to the subject of human consciousness?”  I asked.

“Sure, so try to understand that human consciousness happens when people formulate impressions of these past memories into present thoughts.     The impressions that we have and the resulting thoughts that occur, are created when we interact with these memories.     The thoughts that we create (thoughts become memories the moment that they occur) are essentially different for every person, because of our unique birth-given dispositions.     These psychological dispositions are ultimately determined by our birth-given DNA.     And, because human memories are specific to the Earth, I called this collection of memories (Earth-God.)” Theophilus taught.

“But I do not understand the name Earth-God?     Are these memories some type of God?”

“No, memories are not any type of God.     However, since they are confined to the Earth’s atmosphere and they also have spiritual qualities, I thus developed this name.     Earth-God does not exist on Venus, Mars or the Moon, instead being unique to this planet.”

“I understand you well.     So, can you explain if Earth-God is evolving and expanding in the same way as the universe?” 

“Yes and no.     Since Earth-God is specific to our planet, being held in place by the force of gravity, it has certain limitations.     Given this, Earth-God can evolve, but is unable to expand beyond the gravitational circumference of this planet.” 

“But how is that so?     If Earth-God can evolve, then it must also be able to expand.”  I argued.     

“No, that is not the case, so consider this idea.     Try to think of Earth-God as a container filled with gases.     More gases can be added into the container, thus increasing its density, but the size of that container does not change.     Similarly, Earth-God’s density is increasing and evolving, but it cannot expand into space”

“I accept you explanation of containment.     So, if Earth-God is limited to our atmosphere, then what role does it play in creation?     Perhaps you can explain comprehensive creation?” 

“Only a little.     Speculation concludes that a thought was the first singular property and that creation was the first thought.     Other than this, I have no explanation for how creation began.     The concept of a Universal God, that is responsible for comprehensive creation is beyond my understanding.     Upon accepting this, Earth-God is not a Universal Spiritual Presence, instead only being responsible for consciousness on this planet. 

“But where did Earth-God come from?”

I cannot explain Earth-God’s origin.     However, regardless of its origin, consciousness somehow spawned within the atmosphere of this planet and we subsequently exhaust our daily lives by thinking.     Thinking that is initiated by Earth-God, as it radiates memory impulses and we as people respond with a thought.” 

“Your idea raises some perplexing questions.    So, can you tell me which came first?     Was it consciousness or memories?”

“Well, consciousness and creation occurred simultaneously as the first thought, which then became the first memory, thus starting the evolution of consciousness that we now experience.     They essentially began together however consciousness is inherently reliant on memories for its own evolving condition.     Subsequently, we as human thinkers formulate these memories into human patterns of behavior, which results in the evolution of human thought.” 

“Your theory makes sense to me.  I think that I understand you clearly.    Human consciousness and memories seem to be intrinsically connected.     You present a different way of understanding the subject.     Thank you and I will try to think more about the importance of patterns and their resulting impact upon our daily lives.”

So, Contraré concluded that the purpose of life is to contribute memories to an earth-bound entity he named (Humbly-Dumbly).     He believed that the instinct to survive and the instinct to procreate, are both linked by a fundamental instinct to contribute to Humbly-Dumbly’s evolution.     He asserted that this instinct to contribute is the most essential of all human instincts, from which all other instincts originate.     

He proposed that the instinct to contribute is a fundamental commonality, that links molecules with higher conscious organisms.     He argued that molecular consciousness along with the consciousness of more advanced organisms, represents a complete composite of the final framework, being absolutely inclusive of Humbly-Dumbly’s essential essence.     

He believed that Humbly-Dumbly was a collection of memories that comprises all of world history.     A spiritual time capsule, that is our primary source of consciousness.     He argued that Humbly-Dumbly initiates consciousness by emanating memory radiations.     We then respond to these memory radiations with a thought.     Our thoughts are then absorbed within Humbly-Dumbly, simultaneously modifying its collective composition.     A perpetual process of give and receive, where Humbly-Dumbly arouses our consciousness, requires a response and is then changed by the responses that we provide.     

He argued that everything from the worst world war to the slightest whimsical farce, effect Humbly-Dumbly in some way.     He believed that if Humbly-Dumbly’s cumulative composition was dominated by positive memories, then civilization can be expected to thrive.     Conversely, if Humbly-Dumbly’s cumulative composition was dominated by negative memories, then civilization can be expected to crumble into anarchy.     Therefore, the history of civilization, was also the history of Humbly-Dumbly acquiring a positive or negative composition.  He also believed that everything in the seen and unseen world leaves a molecular impulse within Humbly-Dumbly.   He said that even a tiny electron by virtue of its fundamental Being, leaves a molecular impulse in Humbly-Dumbly’s cumulative composition.    

Regarding an Afterlife, Contraré argued that when a person dies, they dissolve into molecules and are absorbed into a repository of memories.     Upon the onset of death, all human activities cease to progress and their memories are stored as molecular impulses within Humbly-Dumbly.     In this way we will all perpetually participate in timeless existence.