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Thinking about life

Name: Anonymous 2010-04-07 8:47

I mean humans are constructed by cells which is considered the basis for life as we know it. Cells are held together by protein molecules created when carbon, nitrogen and oxygen atoms come together in the right conditions, the structure of atoms is dependent on electrons and neutrons.
A neutrino passes through pretty much anything unhindered as they have next to no mass, but they will collide with other neutrinos or other subatomic particles. There might be sub-particles which are so small that we'd have to reinvent the concept of mass just to accept their physical existence.

Now imagine the universe consisting of an infinite numbers of geometrical figures, like moebius strips, existing parallel to each other. In this theory particles might be the result of a collision in an intersection in these figures, thus creating particles as we know them, which in turn collided and formed larger particles and caused the big bang as a reaction.
Consider how the universe might not be expanding, but rather traversing in a geometrical shape, defined by these sub-particles, heading for the same intersection.

Now, somewhere in this, particles formed together in a way that created consciousness and self-awareness. But what is the exact composition of intelligence? The brain emits energy , I guess because of the positively charged electrons are being transported through synapses by neurotransmitters.
The brain also consists mainly out of water, like the rest of your body, water is a good conductor so it makes sense.

So intelligence is defined by a container capable of containing and transporting electrons?

I have to cut this short because I need to go sleep, but I find concept of existence quite humorous when you break it down to physics.

It's like "Hurr durr, look at me! I'm a sentient mass of particles creating waveforms and distributing electrons so that my effect on our ever-changing universe will allow me to conjoin with suitable receptors to create a new vessel to transport another mass of sentient particles through the endless cycle of escaping structural decay!"

I mean we might as well just become a singular biomass and be done with it.

Name: Anonymous 2010-04-07 18:22

wtf is this

are you in grade 7 ort something

Name: Anonymous 2010-04-12 13:56

Can we even consider ourselves the same person as we were as kids or your best friend is the same person you met yesterday ?

Cells are constantly dying and being replaced, a person in year's time will not have any of the cells he/she does now. Are they technically the same person, they're definitely not made from the exact same atoms ?

Name: Anonymous 2010-04-12 18:09

>>3
Read Hume's argument on personal identity.
Or, Ship of Theseus paradox.

Name: Anonymous 2010-04-13 8:52

tl;dr

Name: Anonymous 2010-04-14 3:02

Name: Anonymous 2010-04-14 16:38

This thread be interesting.

It puts the 'hierarchy' of existence into context. ie. humans > animals > rocks etc., when all the while we're just all bindings of matter, nothing particularly more valuable than the other.

And if there's no hierarchy and every thing's just a sub category of the same thing then perhaps the entire universe could be understood in just a rock. Looking to the root, not the leaves.

This is why I think life and death is an illusion. Of course I forget this and let delusions rule me 99.9% of the time. Getting over that is probably enlightenment (maybe).

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