Life is a delicate, interconnected process, not a single entity.

Tamil philosophy contrasts ‘Uruvam’ (உருவம் - form, sensory) and ‘Aruvam’ (அருவம் - formlessness, abstract).

Form :

  • Physical objects (chair, body)
  • Measurable things (temperature, weight)
  • Concrete actions (walking, eating)

Formlessness :

  • Abstract ideas (love, time, gravity)
  • Emotions (happiness, fear)
  • Thoughts, consciousness

Life manifests as form, yet its essence is elusive, suggesting formlessness. How do you personally see life?

Is it primarily form, a sensory-perceivable process defined by biological functions? Or is it more akin to formlessness, an abstract concept, a set of principles beyond physical form?

Is life, in your understanding, simultaneously ‘form and formlessness’?

    • Rikudou_Sage@lemmings.worldEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I know what emergent properties are, though not sure how that relates to anything I said? You mean the part about consciousness?

      If so, the sentence you’re looking for is this one:

      consciousness arises out of the complex interaction of various component parts working together. No individual neuron is responsible for the processing of information or the experiencing of emotions, this is only possible through the linking of millions of neurons together

      I never claimed a single neuron is responsible for consciousness, but if you’re trying to imply that it’s somehow magical, your own source says otherwise.