AfroLove does not exist

and neither do you! It feels so strongly that there is a permanent, central observer in 'my' brain with a constant identity but there isn't. There are 100 billion separate neurons in 'my' brain and none of them is 'me'. Each of these neurons is made up of molecules that are made up of atoms that are replaced frequently (every few months, according to V.S Ramachandran). There is no way that I could possibly be the same entity (ie. arrangement of sub-atomic particles) that I was 10 years ago. Some of the atoms in my body are probably the same as they were 10 years ago but only because they've been recycled, at one point (or two, three etc.), they were also replaced. There is no actual 'AfroLove', there are just a bunch of sub-atomic particles that experience the illusion of being 'AfroLove'. It's only a matter of time before an entirely new community of atoms experience the illusion of being 'AfroLove' and the atoms I'm currently comprised of are recycled into other things. It's entirely possible, not even unlikely, that any of the atoms that any of my neurons are comprised of will replace or be replaced by any of the atoms that any of 'your' neurons are comprised of.

This is such a beautiful and fascinating fact to me. It makes me feel connected to nature as a whole. I don't feel empathy for most human beings but I admit that it's inconsistent for me not to. If you were to take this to it's logical conclusion, you should feel empathy for everybody, since there is no separate, single 'you' that can be considered as having separate interests from anyone else. Any of the particles you're made up of could end up experiencing the illusion of being Bill Gates or a starving, orphaned child. This completely destroys the validity of ethical egoism. Logically, we should be doing everything we can to minimize as much suffering as possible and increase as much happiness as possible.

 

Cool topic. Although, I have to say that we are not as easily disintegrated as your theory may suggest. If you need proof that you are the same person that you were 10 years ago, your ability to remember and duplicate things you did and learned might be adequate...

 

Oh yeah - one more thing. Physics is certainly describes the behavior of "objects" - but it is inadequate to define us. We are special "objects" - namely, organic. So then, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology are all required to more aptly define the nature of our existence...

 

Look at it like this : imagine there was a virtual reality machine that 10 people could plug into and simultaneously experience the illusion of being a fictitious man from the 15th century. Every 5 hours, one person would be unplugged and replaced by someone else who would have all of the man's memories from the last 5 hours and be convinced that he is the same permanent being with a constant identity. In just over 2 days, none of the people plugged into that machine and experiencing the illusion of being that 15th century man would be from the original group, even though all of them are convinced that they are a single, permanent being that has remained the same the entire 2 days. What's really 'trippy' is that there could be completely separate 'minds' in each brain. There are 100 billion neurons in the human brain, each of those neurons is comprised of hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and carbon atoms and each of those atoms is comprised of electrons as well as protons and neutrons that are further divided into quarks and gluons. I'm sure that different neurons are processing different information at the same time.

 

Do you know what happens to people who get high off of meth or PCP and believe the atoms and molecules and neurons in their brains and bodies have given them wings; or made them bulletproof? They either die jumping off a building, or lose their minds...

 

Thanks for the update.