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Originally posted by MeesterB
Since you seem to be into lofty thinking, I'll mind-freak you with some circle of life truth. Most, if not all, of our energy comes from light.
Light->plants-> herbivores-> carnivores.
I suppose you could manufacture all the essential nutrients for the human body, but that is "artificial" so I doubt you'd be game.
Maybe it would be helpful to refocus on who and what you actually are instead of hoping or aspiring to be something different. Who knows you might find something magical or alien that you can do... like math. Want to take steps towards being an alien? Study science and math.
Originally posted by smithjustinb
We are born on a planet as a human and we accept that form of existence automatically. We are born as humans, but we share our world with other forms who we don't understand at all and don't understand why we share the planet with them. All I'm doing is asking why. Why are we born into a world where we live among forms we can't understand? Why do we only understand and interact with humans? Why can't we understand them? Why can't we communicate with them?
Originally posted by smithjustinb
Are we not created naturally to manipulate our environment and create things "artificial"? Maybe its all part of the plan.
Originally posted by smithjustinb
The main problem I have is that we can't talk to animals. It seems like after eons and eons and billions of years of developing life, there would be at least 2 species that could communicate fluently. Or maybe we're just not ready for that. So my question is, what would it take to be ready? I bet the Egyptians knew.
Originally posted by MeesterB
Well, how do you define communication? I'm sure there are many examples of cross-species communication using body language, but then you run into a debate over intelligence vs. instinct. I don't think there is any getting ready to be done. Just the doing and understanding using the faculties you have. Get out there and learn!