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DonSchaeffer
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Little Nothings

#1 Post by DonSchaeffer » Tue Apr 05, 2022 10:27 pm

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Unmeasurably small slips of living matter are the what I tend to see under the microscope. Sometimes these tiny things (organisms, beings, life forms) just seem to shiver and spin meaninglessly and sometimes they behave in what appears to be a purposive manner (not implying consciousness of course). The most immeasurable small often do what the larger ones do.

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Re: Little Nothings

#2 Post by Sjeiti » Thu May 19, 2022 8:56 pm

Sometimes it's hard not to imagine some form of consciousness in these little beings. Last week I had a slide with a few paramecia and they had all grouped in one area. Then one eased alongside another and they just sat peacefully still for a some ten seconds, before both hurrying off to their daily business.
But consciousness is probably just an illusion.

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#3 Post by Greg Howald » Thu May 19, 2022 10:14 pm

Thought from such things has been debated for some time with no real solution. Some regard reaction to stimuli as thought. Others certainly don't. So, here we go!

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Re: Little Nothings

#4 Post by DonSchaeffer » Sat May 21, 2022 11:32 am

The real debate is one between realism and poetry. I always choose poetry but what do I know.

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