Is there a connection to your brain and the world around you?
Is it really what you think it is?
Current knowledge about our bodies state that the brain sees the world by using millions of stimuli around us to perceive the feelings of cold, soft, bright, and countless others.
Take a look at this sunset, you see the sunset in front of you but when you leave the area. Was there really a sunset at the time period.
Your mind says yes since you recall being there but is there something behind this.
Let's break this down…
You see the sun lying on the horizon,
You see water crashing against the shore,
And you see vegetation filled mountains to the left of you.
Together all of this gives you the image of the sunset.
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We aren't like this no reason.
Evolution carved Us out like this
For our brains to manipulate our senses to have an advantage over other beings.
But what is wrong with seeing reality as it is
Why does our brain have to manipulate our surroundings.
A scientist by the name Donald Hoffman ran thousands of computer simulations where there were three different types of organisms. One Saw all of reality, the other saw some of reality, and the final category only aimed for fitness.
As he repeatedly ran the simulation over and over again, he noticed a pattern. Only the organisms who targeted fitness were surviving.
If we analyze the results, We can clearly see that evolution and natural selection are doing their work. They are removing the organisms that are not adequate for their environment and keeping the organisms that are.
Evolution has a major impact on this data and it turns out and it makes a lot of sense.
On the southern side of the planet lies the Amazon Forest. In the forest lives the capuchin monkey which feeds on leaves. IT uses its appendix to aid in digesting the leaves into a nutritious