Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Apr 6, 2017Poll: How many lives would you say constitute the Earth's biomass?One: Gaia ftw21.5%Traditional critter count50.5%Number of cells11.2%Number of "selfish genes"16.8%107 votes·Final results31
vakibs@vakibs·Apr 6, 2017Replying to @vgrYour answer is ambiguous. Biology investigates causality. Are you talking about causality without consciousness or with consciousness?1
vakibs@vakibs·Apr 6, 2017Replying to @vakibs and @vgrIf the answer is former, there is only one causal source in the universe. If the answer is latter, each cell should be considered separate.1
vakibs@vakibs·Apr 6, 2017Replying to @vakibs and @vgrIn fact, each cell to be composed of even smaller constituents, going to sub-atomic particles. All are jivas in their own limited scope.1
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @vakibsNot really interested in Vedanta metaphysics here5:34 AM · Apr 6, 2017
vakibs@vakibs·Apr 6, 2017Replying to @vgrEvery scientific paradigm has a metaphysics. The current dominant paradigm has a metaphysics that concentrates all causality in the big bang1