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Why can't science come up with a plausible hypothesis for the origin of consciousness?

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If you added up all the energy expended by mankind (from their bodies only), how would it compare to the total energy output of the sun for one second?

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If our bodies shut down our muscles while sleeping, how is it that we are still able to have wet dreams?

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Are there any science experiments I could perform for under $100 that would show quantum or relativistic effects?

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If all of the water in Earth's oceans were to suddenly separate into oxygen and hydrogen, would it noticeably change the composition of gases in our atmosphere?

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Would Abraham Lincoln had survived had he been rushed to a modern shock trauma unit?

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If someone has perfect hearing, exactly how faint of a sound can they hear? What does it mean to hear a 0 decibel sound?

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What does it mean if one can hear a 0 decibel sound and how much energy is that against the eardrum?

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Why do we say C is equal to 299,792,458 meters per second and that nothing can go faster than that?

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Is there an ultimate limit to computational speed? For instance, if I had one kilogram of matter, is there some scientific theory that specifies the ultimate computational speed for that piece of matter?

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Why can't science come up with a plausible hypothesis for the origin of consciousness?	0
If you added up all the energy expended by mankind (from their bodies only), how would it compare to the total energy output of the sun for one second?	0
If our bodies shut down our muscles while sleeping, how is it that we are still able to have wet dreams?	0
Are there any science experiments I could perform for under $100 that would show quantum or relativistic effects?	0
If all of the water in Earth's oceans were to suddenly separate into oxygen and hydrogen, would it noticeably change the composition of gases in our atmosphere?	0
Would Abraham Lincoln had survived had he been rushed to a modern shock trauma unit?	0
If someone has perfect hearing, exactly how faint of a sound can they hear? What does it mean to hear a 0 decibel sound?	0
What does it mean if one can hear a 0 decibel sound and how much energy is that against the eardrum?	0
Why do we say C is equal to 299,792,458 meters per second and that nothing can go faster than that?	0
Is there an ultimate limit to computational speed? For instance, if I had one kilogram of matter, is there some scientific theory that specifies the ultimate computational speed for that piece of matter?	0