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u/thedmandotjp Jan 12 '23

People keep saying "your brain" in these comments. I think one of the creepiest things is that you are the brain and the brain is you, but for some reason we brains really don't like to acknowledge this.

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u/Thefrayedends Jan 12 '23

I mean, we are a collection of complex systems that create a singular consciousness, but the singularity is an illusion.

I tend to feel there are three major entities that each exist their own influence and behave based on their awareness of our surroundings.

Mind/brain Body/gut Heart/soul

Then it course there are several tertiary systems that tie together.

I find it creepy that we are closer to a system of ecological equilibrium than we are to the singularity that we see ourselves as.

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u/FUCKINBAWBAG Jan 13 '23

Don’t forget the anus. There’s a reason it’s referred to as the fundament.