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Not sure if I talked about this already but it is really interesting I think. What makes humans unique as living creatures on earth as far as we know is our amazing prefrontal cortex. This gives us the ability to make simulations into the future to then optimise outcomes. And also take cues from the past as well of course. Other animals live for the most part in the present.
The negative aspect is that this can cause us stress about things that haven't even happened yet or have happened long ago. So this "Be Here Now" philosophy does touch on something uniquely human and is something that we need to control, but not eliminate. That is truly crazy.
Example: I have someone dear to me who suffers from a kind of brain disorder where their prefrontal cortex does not work as it should. This person is like the perfect Buddha, always living in the present. Please believe me, this is not something to wish for and it causes them extreme problems in life. It is a wishful thinking fantasy that has nothing to do with human existence.
Modified by aunt bea at Thu, Mar 21, 2024, 07:15:10
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