Divine Consciousness of Human Consciousness

The author argues from the certainty of one's own conscious state to the conclusion that God is a co-subject of every conscious experience, a position identified as panentheism. Starting with the premise that a currently occurring conscious state is the most certain thing, the paper moves through theses about consciousness always involving a subject, then examines models of divine omnisubjectivity. It concludes that God participates as a co-subject in each conscious state, making the view a form of panentheism.

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Abstract

This paper goes through a series of theses about God and consciousness from the most certain to the least certain. I begin with the thesis that I am more certain of the existence of my currently occurring consciousness state than of anything else. I then move to the thesis that every conscious state includes a relation to a subject, which is internal to the state. I continue with models of divine omnisubjectivity and conclude that God is a co-subject of every conscious state I have. This position is a form of panentheism.