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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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People assume that the secrets of the universe will be revealed to them in an afterlife, but you might just remain your same dumb self and have to spend eternity going to church. (lemmy.world)

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[–] irmoz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

That's the physicalist perspective, but there are other perspectives, and the philosophical debate on physicalism vs dualism is far from settled.

Plus, our scientific understanding of consciousness is far from comprehensive. We still have no idea how our experience actually emerges from neurological activity.