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6/29/2013 7:03:02 AM
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That was a really nice ending. It really is something to think about; how do the molecular reactions caused by chemical compounds moving about randomly inside the cell translate to a creature that is in control of their own actions? And when you put a large amount of those creatures in a confined space [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8Dhp83DiDk]they start behaving like ideal gas[/url].
Exploring the different levels of complexity and understanding the randomness of nature really makes you think what part you serve in that. It's really difficult to make yourself feel significant amidst all that. But it truly is a fascinating perspective.
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Fascinating indeed. My high school physics teacher used to have a saying, which he would introduce every year to his students when discussing gravitation. Once the students understood that the gravitational force between objects is directly proportional to the product of the interacting bodies' masses, he would say "This means that every single object in the universe is attracted to you. Remind yourself of this if you are feeling down." When we moved on to discuss atomic physics, and he had described how an atom is mostly nothing, he would say "Now, if you are feeling too high and mighty, just remember that you are made of cells, which are made of molecules, which are made of atoms, which are made of mostly nothing. You are mostly empty space." Great guy. Miss him.
