https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALI_K_H6_pU
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.
Little Nothings
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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.
But consciousness is probably just an illusion.
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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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The real debate is one between realism and poetry. I always choose poetry but what do I know.