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Old May 12, 2008, 12:02 am   #5 (permalink) (top)
Jack
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I think the idea is that less sleep time, more awake time, had we evolved in that way, would have given us more aware time, more time to be conscious.

I used to complain that nature appears to not be content with having given us relatively short lifespans compared to the universal time scale. We are also obliged to spend one-third of our lives sleeping, unless blessed with insomnia.

So we have ended up being incorporeal for billions of years prior to our birth, live for only two-thirds of a momentary life, then return to non-existence forever/until something else happens.

That sucks if you happen to enjoy your life.


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