A thought on the human brain

I just had a thought that I hope is worth sharing. I was thinking about how we use our human brains. We are told we utilise only a small percentage of the brain's overall capacity. This awareness leads me to think about its actual structure, namely billions of neurons making connections continuously. I suddenly see the possibility that the whole of humankind functions as if it were a single brain made up of billions of neurons.

Each neuron is a single human brain in this analogy. In our present world, billions of neurons exist, but the majority remain untapped potential. Every death is equivalent to the loss of a vital brain cell, and millions die every day in our world through neglect by the active neurons, and lack of nourishment.

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Are YOU good at reading human nature correct?

A new law effective immediately dictates that any criminal/illegal activity by any professional in an industry automatically results in uniform salary reduction for everyone. The money is put in a trust fund to be used as compensation to the victim(s). Everyone shares the financial pain equally so there is strong incentive to enforce strict discipline from within (police abuse, ponzi schemes etc). After a year data shows a sharp decline in criminal/illegal activity. Which do you think took place? More self-discipline? Or more cover up??

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Are YOU good at reading human nature correct?

A new law effective immediately dictates that any criminal/illegal activity by any professional in an industry automatically results in uniform salary reduction for everyone. The money is put in a trust fund to be used as compensation to the victim(s). Everyone shares the financial pain equally so there is strong incentive to enforce strict discipline from within (police abuse, ponzi schemes etc). After a year data shows a sharp decline in criminal/illegal activity. Which do you think took place? More self-discipline? Or more cover up??

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Can you experience a feeling you never had?

This thought was posted on Thinkaloo on 13 March 2008 by member desmond

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Words express human feelings. Jealousy, love, hate, anger, disappointment, sadness etc. When someone describes their feelings in words, the feeling is felt or understood based on one's own experience of the same feeling.

But, if someone came up with a new word to describe a feeling you never experienced in your life before, what does even a detailed description of it actually convey to you? Can we experience feelings we never felt before? Is the range of human feelings infinite?