Some of you, based on this thread of conversation, might be interested in reading "The Nature of Personal Reality" by Jane Roberts, and also some of her other books, which are known as "Seth" books. Seth was a channeled entity who spoke about how we "create our own realities." --through our thoughts and beliefs, and not through dumb luck. Is he right? I don't know. When I see what sure looks like random numbers and winners in the lottery, I doubt it. Yet at other times, it sure SEEMS like we create what comes to us!
Seth talks alot about past,present,future all existing at the same time. He also speaks of "probable realities" and our past,future,present "selves" who, like a previous post mentioned, are out there doing things in OTHER REALITIES!!! Parallel realities! And, yeah, I find this to be a disconcerting thought! However, there are times I think I bump into my other selves through dreams that are so reall, and having some other life, doing things completely unrelated to the life "I think" I'm living, that it really makes me wonder!
I've taken to trying to contact my future self, the one who WINS MEGAMILLIONS, and asking her what the heck the numbers are! :)
Maybe we are all creators. Seth says we create both individually and as a mass consciousness, too. I say we have a ways to go b/c we aren't creating too well! But, even if I can't create a lottery win, even if it IS just random dumb luck, all this thought process keeps me from getting bored! And it does make my twice a week ticket purchases a lot more fun than just getting an easy pick. Also, I find that my numbers are a LOT closer when I choose them, than when I get an easy pick ticket.
Enjoying the "math" conversation a lot more than the Mystical message boards! LOL - you "mathematicians" are much more open-minded than the mystical group!! ha!
LuckyFox