Philosophy Wire: Feeling envy. Exploding universe.

Researchers showed that part of the macaque brain alters the sense of value felt upon receiving a reward in a manner dependent on the receipt of rewards by one's peers. This finding on the neuroscience of envy provides insight into how all primates, including humans, compare their material well-being with that of others and are potentially motivated to compete for limited resources. [1] Looking at others. Feeling bad because they take more. But everything contains nothing. And nothing can only exist if it contains everything. You wish more too. But where would that more lead? To even more. And that, to even more. At the end, you will get everything. At the end you will have the while universe in your grasp. Only to discover that you hold nothing. Open your hand. Watch a universe explode…

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Philosophy Wire: Smarter. Neuron connections. Seek less to get more…

The more intelligent a person, the fewer connections there are between the neurons in his cerebral cortex. This is the result of a study conducted by neuroscientists; the study was performed using a specific neuroimaging technique that provides insights into the wiring of the brain on a microstructural level. [1] Seek less to get more. Less communication, more intimacy. Less understanding, greater wisdom. Less thinking, less illusions. Less senses, fewer distractions. In the beginning there was one particle. Full. Complete. Wise. Perfectly reflected into our souls. Then we got brains. And broke the mirror into a thousand pieces…

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