The Absolute Identity

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This paper presents a formal theorem using set theory and modal logic to demonstrate the equivalence between Being, Self, and the Absolute. Through a series of self-evident axioms and logical propositions it establishes that Being is necessary for all possible entities, Self is necessary for all possible phenomena, and entities imply phenomena while Being implies Self. Furthermore, it posits that there can only be one Absolute, since multiple non-contingent entities lead to a paradox of interdependence; resulting in reductio ad absurdum. Hence, Being, which is Absolute in the objective sense, and Self, which is Absolute in the subjective, are in fact a single Absolute Conscious Being - namely, God. The final postulate takes the form of an imperative which elucidates the Self's inherent potential for knowledge of itself - commonly mistaken for the individual (body with a mind in a world) - and reveals the path for direct realization of this Absolute Identity.

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