Pondering the Belly Button and Other Mysteries of Life
All,
Does anyone know where the belly button connects within the body?
Yeah, I was pondering mine in the tub this afternoon...and realized I had no idea what it was connected with inside.
I place that mystery along with things like...how and why mammalian species [[well MOST species) chose to 'evolve' into dualing genders for procreation...why gravity works...how the atom holds together...why anything has solidity and substance...
...and why most nobody ever seems to question and doubt these things!
Any other true mysteries y'all have, or real and true answers and solutions to any of them?
Cheers!
Re: Pondering the Belly Button and Other Mysteries of Life
John,
I believe it was Einstein who basically said that he himself was not smarter or more intelligent than any other mere human. Einstein believed the only difference between him and most, was that due to his "slow development" early on, he ended up pondering all the things as an adult, that most people pondered as children or teenagers.
You are certainly not the only one who thinks of such things, everyone does, though only a precious few, maybe a few hundred thousand [[hey, there is a lot to ponder), continue to ponder things throughout their adult years, as you are.
of course, it was also Einstein who said; "Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding."
Today, we also have the tools of the Internet and other tools. Judging by Einstein's last quote, it's easy to assume that more information [[the illusion of an information age) is good, and will form a long period [[age) of learning through information will lead us to a path of peace.
It is that last notion of "more being good" that I question, as Einstein also said;
"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them."
I think we as a race are facing another great pitfall, that will lead us to both an effort to sustain the unsustainable [[current culture), and violence or wars, [[when things fall apart). I believe that we face this pitfall, because the Internet make information and pondering things almost too easy at times. No longer is available information limited only to what one can find at his local university or library. Now, we have the entire world's thought and knowledge at our fingertips, which can be so overwhelming, that it is arguable that less now gets done than ever before. Sometimes less is more. Thank you diminishing returns of search engines and wiki technology!
Sincerely,
Sean of Detroit
Committed to my family, & the communities & countryside surrounding the International Straits of Windsor & Detroit.
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Gannon
All,
Does anyone know where the belly button connects within the body?
Yeah, I was pondering mine in the tub this afternoon...and realized I had no idea what it was connected with inside.
I place that mystery along with things like...how and why mammalian species [[well MOST species) chose to 'evolve' into dualing genders for procreation...why gravity works...how the atom holds together...why anything has solidity and substance...
...and why most nobody ever seems to question and doubt these things!
Any other true mysteries y'all have, or real and true answers and solutions to any of them?
Cheers!
PS: Einstein also said; "it's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer." In reality [[yeah, I know, no such thing) it has more to do with how much of your effort is directed towards one or a select few things. If you can't focus your energy, and align your selfs to certain problems or tasks, you're dead in the metaphorical Dark Water. :[[
