The Miracle of Consciousness … ( 10 / 23 / 2011 )
The Miracle of Consciousness … ( 10 / 23 / 2011 )
We are soooo much more than the mere flesh & bones & blood that make up the bodily “ machines ” in which our Souls reside . Even a few of history ’ s most notable scientists affirm this Truth ( see below ). Of course , it doesn ’ t really matter whether our consciousness comes from evolutionary accident or Divine Providence . It only matters what we choose to do with this amazing gift in the limited time we ha … ve to use it . And there is no more potent way to cherish this blessing than to be sorely tempted to react emotionally to an attacker , and yet choose instead to extend him or her a gentle hand of kindness . This is what it means to be truly conscious … This is what it means to be a Human Being !
“ In my search for the secret of Life , I ended up with atoms and electrons which have no Life in them at all . Somewhere along the line , Life has run out through my fingers . So I am now retracing my steps .” ~ Albert Szent-Gyoergi ( Nobel Laureate in physiology )
“ It seems to me pretty plain that there is a third thing in the Universe , to wit , consciousness , which I cannot see to be matter or force or any conceivable combination of either .” ~ Thomas Huxley ( Darwin Medal winning biologist )
“ We can admittedly find nothing in physics or chemistry that has even a remote bearing on consciousness . Yet all of us know there is such a thing as consciousness simply because we have it ourselves . Hence consciousness must be apart of Nature , or , more generally , of Reality . Which means that quite apart from the laws of physics and chemistry , we must also consider laws of a quite a different kind .” ~ Neils Bohr ( Nobel Laureate in physics )
( I guess that means , quite ironically , that to champion the atheistic belief that consciousness arises solely via molecular interactions in the brain now requires an enormous leap of Faith .)
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