A theory: what are we, at our most basic, other than roving sensors collecting and storing information from the earth. We see (measure and interpret light waves) hear (measure and interpret sound waves) smell and taste (discipher chemical composition) feel (measure tempriture and texture). We record all this almost infinite daily information in the subconscious.
What if conscious is simply a software utility, making our sensor function more effective? It learns to ignore the common, and focus on the uncommon sights, sounds, smells and touches. If you were designing an organic sensor machine you would program in self preservation to make it last as long as possible, your would program in the desire for reproduction, you would program in the desire to explore, a constant curiosity.
Now take the sleep state, about 1/3 of life and common to all earthly organisms. What we know is that consciousness stops, and that the information, from the day is reordered, organized, in subconscious memory. What if... bear with me... during sleep we are also uploading all that sensor information to a universal database? To "the creator" of the sensors if you will, though that's a charged word.
They say "your life passes before your eyes" as you approach death. The final 100% upload? So no information is lost?
I've just been following this string of thought lately, and having a hard time punching holes in it. |
