Comments on: Scathing Remarks on the Carnival of Evolution http://biochemicalsoul.com/2008/09/scathing-remarks-on-the-carnival-of-evolution/ Musings on Nature, Science, Evolution, Biology, and Education Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:43:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Irradiatus http://biochemicalsoul.com/2008/09/scathing-remarks-on-the-carnival-of-evolution/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Irradiatus Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:10:09 +0000 http://biochemicalsoul.com/?p=219#comment-34 wait! but...if the brain can understand itself...then that means that it can understand itself understanding itself...which means that it can understand itself understand itself understanding itself...crap!...infinite loop of understanding...help! seriously though - I totally agree with you and thanks for the comment, Hesitant Iconoclast. I need to get back over to your blog. wait!
but…if the brain can understand itself…then that means that it can understand itself understanding itself…which means that it can understand itself understand itself understanding itself…crap!…infinite loop of understanding…help!

seriously though – I totally agree with you and thanks for the comment, Hesitant Iconoclast. I need to get back over to your blog.

]]> By: Hesitant Iconoclast http://biochemicalsoul.com/2008/09/scathing-remarks-on-the-carnival-of-evolution/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Hesitant Iconoclast Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:57:36 +0000 http://biochemicalsoul.com/?p=219#comment-33 <i>"3.7 billion years of molecular changes culminating in the emergence of matter inspecting its own origins and existence.”</i> Aside from the evolutionary significance, that line succintly describes the wonder and fascination of the phenomenon of consciousness itself, the fact that evolution has provided organisms the capability of contemplating its own origins. What a great paradox, the brain evolved to an extent that it became capable of understanding brain function! “3.7 billion years of molecular changes culminating in the emergence of matter inspecting its own origins and existence.”

Aside from the evolutionary significance, that line succintly describes the wonder and fascination of the phenomenon of consciousness itself, the fact that evolution has provided organisms the capability of contemplating its own origins. What a great paradox, the brain evolved to an extent that it became capable of understanding brain function!

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