So much of our daily reality is weird, creepy, or mind-bending, but we rarely slow down enough to notice. Take our own bodies, for instance. A chunk of our DNA actually comes from ancient viruses.
Look up at the night sky, and things get even wilder. Some scientists actually hypothesize that our entire universe is sitting inside a massive black hole right now.
If you’ve never looked at human existence from these angles, prepare to have your mind blown. We’ve rounded up some of the most disturbing facts about humans, evolution, and the cosmos shared by people in an online forum.
These aren’t the kind of thoughts that usually pop into your head over morning coffee — but once you read them, you won’t be able to stop thinking about them.
#41
Just how staggeringly empty most of it is, and the incomprehensible distances involved.
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#43
As we evolve, as technology evolves, as AI develops our senses - which were once our best attributes - are slowly becoming more and more acute. Humans once were able to see in the dark almost as well as some night animals for there was no artificial light. We were once able to hear the smallest of noises and our range of hearing was broader and perception was better as we need it to hunt and survive the wild. We were once able to handle colder and hotter temperatures as there was no climate control. We were able to sense the slightest of changes in humidity, temperature, pressure and the environment as we were one with the wild. Our sense of smell was heightened and allowed us to track game and perceive danger.
Slowly we are letting technology take over what we once were able to do ourselves. Sure our brains are developing but our bodies are atrophying.
Slowly we are letting technology take over what we once were able to do ourselves. Sure our brains are developing but our bodies are atrophying.
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#44
Life on Earth may have started twice
Which means the radical idea that something so rare as the formation of life from organic compounds is actually twice as likely.
... which means we should be finding life on other celestial objects twice as often...
... which means any of the theories of The Great Filter is twice as scary. .
Which means the radical idea that something so rare as the formation of life from organic compounds is actually twice as likely.
... which means we should be finding life on other celestial objects twice as often...
... which means any of the theories of The Great Filter is twice as scary. .
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#45
Humans are extremely resistant to prion diseases when compared to other animals. Prion resistances are linked to the practice of cannibalism. At some point, our species was so cannibalistic, we evolved protections so we could better consume human flesh. We didn't just drive the other hominid species to extinction: we ate them.
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