I think it wonderful that this "lump of butter" has a capacity, retention, processing speed and recall capability better than any computer anywhere.
Rejoice that you think about intellectual matters, rather than those that prefer to fill up their brains with X-Factor trivia, soap operas and hatred for Katie Price.
Although I know that most humans use only a small percentage of their brain power, it seems to me a lot of the human race fill even this small amount with mindless shit. Now that is the biggest travesty of all...I'd definitely feel guilty if I had those types of thought processes. And they're the next generation. Hmmmph.:frustrating:
EDIT: Maybe not processing speed.
Not convinced.
When I look around the world today, I think a lot of people only use 10% of their brains.
Must be the mood I'm in. Blah.
I'm usually better worded but it's late. A friend of mine, an INTJ Pathologist was explaining to me what a brain looks like when you slice it open. He said it's like cutting into butter, and the inside looks the same, no rivets, dips, curves, nothing.
You would think, for an organ so powerful, it would at least look more impressive right? This makes me question the act of questioning at all, theorizing, learning; what is the use when the thing that processes this information is a blob of butter? WHAT THE FUCK is this that I'm typing on, and why does something the consistency of butter dictate what it feels like?
I feel that without knowing the brain and how it works physically, chemically even, I almost have no right intellectualizing. I feel I must know how it works and processes information, and personality types seem but a compliment to all of this. I haven't been this puzzled in a long time.
I feel very discomforted right now because of my lack of knowledge about a subject that raises so many questions, almost a guilty feeling for having a thought process without knowing why I think in the first place. Does this raise any questions for you guys? Does anybody get what I am saying and can articulate it better? Any insight for comfort?
I can actually see this as a possibility but i think it has some flaws (such as wouldn't our bodies just develop more efficient cooling systems then costly brains, although that being said evolution has done some whacky things..)I read a theory that our intellect was a side effect, not the reason the brain grew. Humans on the African savanna were endurance runners who hunted by chasing their prey until it collapsed from exhaustion. The brain got too hot and some brain cells would die, so bigger brains were advantageous because they had more reserves of cells. Only later did all those extra cells get put to use.
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MSM is right on on point. I remember reading somewhere about how an increase in fat in our diets is what lead to our increased intelligence, and now I understand why. Thanks! This also explains why humans find fat so tasty, as well as why you see people selling omega-3 fatty acid as a focus improver. Once upon a time, fat was our big advantage in the animal kingdom.
No, this isn't true, Omega 3 and chicken skin are completely different. Eating terrible food actually causes your brain to shrink and disrupts the PH levels in your body.
MSM is right on on point. I remember reading somewhere about how an increase in fat in our diets is what lead to our increased intelligence, and now I understand why. Thanks! This also explains why humans find fat so tasty, as well as why you see people selling omega-3 fatty acid as a focus improver. Once upon a time, fat was our big advantage in the animal kingdom.