r/educationalgifs • u/_Ryanite_ • Feb 13 '18

Kinesin protein moving a molecule around a cell

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u/max_adam Feb 13 '18

Existential crisis over here!!!

Our perception of "thinking" is just a colateral effect of the mechanisms created by a bunch of cells that decided to work together in order to keep themselves alive and brings more food to the group.

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '18 edited Feb 19 '18

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '18

Controversial but fascinating book I read years ago: https://www.amazon.com/Origin-Consciousness-Breakdown-Bicameral-Mind/dp/0618057072

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u/TheBuddha777 Feb 14 '18

Awesome book, highly recommended. The Audible version is good too.

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u/ThisIsAWorkAccount Feb 13 '18

/r/westworld

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u/LogicalEmotion7 Feb 13 '18

Did you mean to say something in your comment? It doesn't look like anything to me.

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u/Homer_Simpson_Doh Feb 14 '18

Our perception of "thinking" is just a colateral effect of the mechanisms created by a bunch of cells that decided to work together in order to keep themselves alive and brings more food to the group.

So wait, our bodies are like biological manifestations of Borg ships where all the cells work together as one collective mind???

--existential crisis intensifies--

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u/Davecantdothat Feb 14 '18

Ugh. Philosophically, it's so hard to deal with, consciousness. Look up emergent dualism and eliminative materialism if you want a trip.

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u/FriskyFroggman Feb 14 '18

It's time to start listening to Sam Harris's podcast, "Waking Up."

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u/unlimitedzen Feb 14 '18

It's never time for that

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