Membrane Theory

As our brains evolved over the trillions of dark forest nights, they were honed for specific tasks. Thoughts that the human mind has no evolutionary history of decoding are too much for it to comprehend. It simply fails at understanding certain thoughts. Sharpen a scythe blade for 2 weeks straight, then try to use it as a coffee cup. It just won't happen. It's not made for that.

I'm in the middle of watching a program about string theory and parallel universes, and it purports that the entire universe is made up entirely of one single membrane! It sounds beautifully amazing, doesn't it? I instantly like it, but how can that be? A tugboat in Spain, a fossilized bear head, a flying crow, a landfill, a false eye and a fish farm are all existing on the same membrane? I can read the words, and I can accept them, but I can not truly comprehend it... and that is beautiful! I love not being able to understand something too elegant for my monkey mind. It is a dark, fog shrouded mystery that I can't help continually peering into.

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