Owledge Posted December 2, 2009 (edited) Edited December 2, 2009 by Hardyg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted December 2, 2009 Â "It is inconceivable, but the amount of possible links in the brain is greater than the number of all atoms in the entire universe." Â Â Oh yes!!! His (?) statement is valid because of the use of the word "possible". This word implies an infinate number whereas at any given point in time there are a finite number of atoms in the entire universe. Â Peace & Love! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Owledge Posted December 2, 2009 I don't see how "possible" equals "no time dimension applied here". It would be a comparison of two things on two different premises. And even if so, it would still make no sense to say that the universe is finite. Â Realistically, we would even have to dump the mathematical model of a link between 100% of the brain cells and reduce it, because you can't really link a cell from the far left to one on the far right. If we apply every mathematical trick (like counting direct links AND additionally counting any indirect link across several neurons), maybe the number becomes incredibly high, but this of course would be ludicrous. If every direct link from one neuron to the other is counted, it's not possible, because a link has to be established by matter, consisting of atoms. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
