This amazing universe …
What is Mind? Suppose that the mind is something that can foresee the future and can change it. Our civilization as a collective mind consists of individuals that are composed of cells that are composed of atoms that are composed of elementary particles. Where does intelligent activity originate in the known universe?..
Mind, as a rule, is the lot of living beings, which, in turn, consist of inanimate matter.
Is there something in the world of inanimate matter that resembles intelligent activity?
If we recall Fermat's principle, then in the actions of a ray of light, one can see the analogy of intelligent activity. The beam of light behaves as if it knows the final destination and changes its trajectory in such a way as to minimize the travel time from point A to point B.
Electrons are also known to be able to "work" with the future.
Let us assume that one atom of a substance has the ability to “work” within the framework of a conventional, constant unit of time. Outside this period of time, there is a "blind zone" for the atom. But if one atom begins to interact with another, then their ability to "work" over time, add up, and a system of two atoms can work with two units of time. Each of the elements of the system gets the opportunity to work with two units of time, which expands the horizons of its capabilities. Therefore, the atoms are favorably combined into a system.
The larger the system, the further into the future it can look, and the more ambitious in this future it can set a goal. For example, it can evolve, build its activities in the present with the aim of "receiving dividends" in the future. For example, investing energy and materials to build eyes in the present, in order to receive dividends in the form of orientation in space in the future.
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Two human organisms, like two systems of atoms, interact with each other, which makes one system and expands the horizons of possibilities for each representative of the system. Interaction occurs through many channels. One of them is non-verbal. If a chemical reaction occurs in one organism, for example the release of adrenaline, then the information about the release will be reflected in the facial expressions of the individual, the information message of which is recognized by other individuals and will provoke the same release of adrenaline in them.
It turns out that life is not a competition of species, but a single mechanism built on the principle of a pyramid. The periphery of simple species serves as the basis for the growth of more complex, and, therefore, more energy-consuming species … Does this mean that the principle of "receiving dividends" is embedded in nature itself, and mind is a kind of mechanism for this?