The Origina of the Single Cell Organism, page 2
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reply posted on 18-8-2011 @ 03:43 PM by PieKeeper
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Because living organisms are run by molecular chemistry, which is a naturally occurring phenomenon. The message your brain sends to your muscles to elicit a contraction? Chemistry. The breakdown of materials for nutrients? Chemistry. Everything your body does boils down to chemistry.


reply posted on 19-8-2011 @ 03:21 AM by 547000
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Because living organisms are run by molecular chemistry, which is a naturally occurring phenomenon. The message your brain sends to your muscles to elicit a contraction? Chemistry. The breakdown of materials for nutrients? Chemistry. Everything your body does boils down to chemistry.


How can matter become self aware though? How can I think about thinking, for example. Why is there an "I" in the first place. For some reason I couldn't care less about the cells and bacteria in my body, but rather this "I" that I percieve. Somehow their idea of coming together to survive longer makes no sense.


reply posted on 19-8-2011 @ 11:02 AM by PieKeeper
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That's not what the topic of this thread is about. If you want to discuss the origins of consciousness, I'd suggest starting a new thread. I imagine it'd be a very large discussion.

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