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  1. Sep 2023
    1. it's kind of a miracle that that a collection of individual cells with their own agendas and their own ability to pursue various goals in physiological space and and Gene expressions face and so on that there is a way to arrange 00:02:52 those things that give rise to this gives rise to this emergent new self that operates in a different problem space
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        • it's kind of a miracle that a collection of individual cells with their own agendas and their own ability to pursue various goals in physiological space and gene expressions, that there is a way to arrange those things that give rise to this emergent new self that operates in a different problem space
      • author: Michael Levin
      • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfrEDUv29r0&t=159s

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        • He also points out how contradictory many of the behaviors of the emergent, composite self is to the wellbeing of the individual parts.
        • We are all aware of the many destructive behaviors that the emergent, composite human superorganism can participate in such as:
        • drug addiction
        • violence
        • suicide
        • poor diet
        • lack of exercise
        • destructive emotional behavior
        • etc