The greatest journey is the one we take to discover ourselves, or is that what this is really all about?

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Something to think about for those of you who have had to handle loss, and perhaps what you think you know...
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Which consciousness-related, new, functional genes emerged in the human lineage after we split from our last common ancestor with chimpanzees rough 5 to 7 million years ago?
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How do mutations in the SRGAP2C gene affect consciousness?
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How do mutations in the ARHGAP11B gene affect consciousness?
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What would Peter Wessel Zapffe say about the NOTCH2NL gene family?
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How do NOTCH2NL gene variants affect human consciousness?
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Do all the benefit/drawback gene variants demonstrate how natural selection prioritizes short-term reproduction over long -term health?
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Morning check in: I hope everyone is having a great weekend! Why do Sickle Cell anemia, G6PD deficiency, and Thalassemia have both benefits and drawbacks?
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Why can humans have evolved trait developments like sickle cell anemia which has major drawbacks, but, in the views of some, the evolved trait of human consciousness "just doesn't have such issues?"
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Although there is the benefit of malaria resistance, why do people with sickle cell anemia have life-threatening physiological issues because of their sickle cell adaptation?
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Why, when most people form a disagreement, do they do it so that it convinces themselves? Note: Most people are not effectively convincing in their disagreements but think they are dropping the winning card.
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If consciousness is perfectly evolved and not excessive in any way, why is mental health such a prominent and rampant issue, causing significant dysfunction and disability?
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What benefit do all individuals get from enduring (and often they can be the duration of a lifetime and note that they are not as "motivating" as is commonly assumed) an existential crisis?
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Midday check in: I hope you are enjoying your weekend! Why do we have to put so much time and effort into managing our consciousness?
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Make sure in this question to consider the rates of depression and anxiety in humans, and note that there is difference in human susceptibility to these...
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Do you see the value of effort?
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Do you see comparing yourself to other as futile bait and false equivalence?
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At what point did a prominent number of people start to lose the concept of consequence and what initiated it?
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Why is weaponized vulnerability, that modern culture rewards the display of trauma and victimhood as social currency, so prominent?
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Morning check in: I hope everyone finds themselves feeling motivated and well this morning. What does Nietzsche mean by the term "ressentiment?"
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Just car exhaust contains toxic compounds like carbon monoxide, benzene, and formaldehyde, are things like psychological suffering, anxiety, and fear that the brain releases equivalent to that?
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