Originally posted by Shakyamunison
So basically, the things that happen to you in life changes your genes? So, a child born to a young mother will be genetically different then one born when the mother is older. That can be tested. 🙂
your timeframe is off though. an instinct would/could take many generations to form. there will have been a time when we did not possess all the instincts we have now. let's simplify: a bacteria will run away from some substances and toward others. how did that first bacteria, the one that ran away from the harmful substance after many before it didn't and died, pass on that info to its progeny? genetically, through dna. (unless you think bacteria also have several levels of consciousness 😄 ) the info is encoded as it is very beneficial to know that if you go near that substance it will kill you.
human instinct (though obviously more complex) is essentially the same thing as far as i understand it.
Originally posted by leonidas
your timeframe is off though. an instinct would/could take many generations to form. there will have been a time when we did not possess all the instincts we have now. let's simplify: a bacteria will run away from some substances and toward others. how did that first bacteria, the one that ran away from the harmful substance after many before it didn't and died, pass on that info to its progeny? genetically, through dna. (unless you think bacteria also have several levels of consciousness 😄 ) the info is encoded as it is very beneficial to know that if you go near that substance it will kill you.human instinct (though obviously more complex) is essentially the same thing as far as i understand it.
I like your analysis, so, how did this bacteria change its DNA?
And yes, according to Buddhist practice, all sentient beings have 9 levels of consciousness.
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
I like your analysis, so, how did this bacteria change its DNA?And yes, according to Buddhist practice, all sentient beings have 9 levels of consciousness.
😂
NOT an easy answer. spontaneous mutation, i suppose. but what causes that? you'd need to know more about genetics than i do, and frankly, i'm not sure the process is fully understood even by geneticists.
interesting topic. 😉
Originally posted by leonidas
😂NOT an easy answer. spontaneous mutation, i suppose. but what causes that? you'd need to know more about genetics than i do, and frankly, i'm not sure the process is fully understood even by geneticists.
interesting topic. 😉
Thank you
I get this far, and then I think that maybe the Buddhists got it right.
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
So basically, the things that happen to you in life changes your genes? So, a child born to a young mother will be genetically different then one born when the mother is older. That can be tested. 🙂
Barring cosmic rays or nuclear radiation, or other things of that nature, no, your genes don't change. For all intents and purposes, your molecular-genetic architecture is set. What changes are on the cellular level, eg, a neuron sprouting more dendrites. But how many dendrites, how efficient they are, thickness of the myolin (sp?) sheath, what level of stimulation is required; these are determined genetically..
Originally posted by Mindship
Barring cosmic rays or nuclear radiation, or other things of that nature, no, your genes don't change. For all intents and purposes, your molecular-genetic architecture is set. What changes are on the cellular level, eg, a neuron sprouting more dendrites. But how many dendrites, how efficient they are, thickness of the myolin (sp?) sheath, what level of stimulation is required; these are determined genetically..
Still the same problem. How is this information gathered, stored and passed on? 😈
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Still the same problem. How is this information gathered, stored and passed on? 😈
H'mm. I could say through synergy, from the orchestration of all the parts, but maybe, I think, you're asking something else... 😮💨
In effect, are you asking, At what point in the whole process is matter translated into information? How does the arrangement of all these parts become something "I know"?
Isn't that where consciousness comes in? 💃
Originally posted by Mindship
H'mm. I could say through synergy, from the orchestration of all the parts, but maybe, I think, you're asking something else... 😮💨In effect, are you asking, At what point in the whole process is matter translated into information? How does the arrangement of all these parts become something "I know"?
Isn't that where consciousness comes in? 💃
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't information a result of how we interact with matter?
Originally posted by Mindship
H'mm. I could say through synergy, from the orchestration of all the parts, but maybe, I think, you're asking something else... 😮💨In effect, are you asking, At what point in the whole process is matter translated into information? How does the arrangement of all these parts become something "I know"?
Isn't that where consciousness comes in? 💃
Yes, and were is consciousness in a bacteria?