Category: UNIVERSE

The Biggest Question Ever Asked and WHY We Think We Know the Answers

Man has spent centuries asking why the universe exists, yet remains remarkably certain it was created to agree with him. –YNOT! Human beings are peculiar creatures. We can lose our car keys while holding them in our hand, yet we remain perfectly willing to explain how the universe began. We have been here for only a geological moment. We occupy one small planet circling an ordinary star in one galaxy among billions. Nevertheless, we regularly announce that we understand creation, eternity, consciousness, God, time, and the ultimate nature of reality. Confidence has never required evidence. It merely requires a … Continue readingThe Biggest Question Ever Asked and WHY We Think We Know the Answers

The Mitochondrial Theory of Mind: Could the Energy Inside Our Cells Help Create Consciousness?

Just when you think the universe couldn’t possibly get any stranger, along comes a Picard —and makes it a whole lot weirder.” — YNOT Martin Picard’s emerging theory suggests that mitochondria may do far more than power our cells. They may influence our emotions, perceptions, health, behavior and perhaps even the experience of being alive. There are so many myths, religious claims, scientific discoveries and philosophical theories that it can be extremely difficult to know which ones are true. Is the Bible true? Is evolution true? Is consciousness created entirely by the brain? Is the universe purely physical, or … Continue readingThe Mitochondrial Theory of Mind: Could the Energy Inside Our Cells Help Create Consciousness?

We Don’t Know Water as Well as We Think

The greatest illusion of humanity is not that we know too little. It’s that we think we know so much. Every discovery reminds us that the universe is far stranger than we ever imagined. — YNOT   We tend to think of water as one of the simplest things on Earth. It’s Hâ‚‚O. We drink it, swim in it, wash with it, and rarely give it a second thought. But here’s the surprising part… Scientists are still discovering fundamental things about water. A new study published in Nature Physics suggests that liquid water may not behave as one uniform … Continue readingWe Don’t Know Water as Well as We Think