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“The birth of every human is nature’s blind shot at achieving something grander. It constantly fails but by producing billions of people nature is improving its chances of attaining a mysterious goal.”

“Nature creates a huge quantity of life so that, through trial and error, through the extinction and the evolution of billions of lumps of flesh over a vast period of time, it will finally attain its goal — a particular kind of neurological system.”

“The very purpose of nature, the evolutions it has managed through the vast ages, is to prevent a particular kind of neurological condition. It is as if the system of life is a devious force that does not want any organism to look too deep.”

“The brain takes up only 2 percent of space by weight, and yet accounts for 20 percent of energy consumption, more than any other organ.”

“There’s research that says our brains are more like a muscle, rather than a hard drive that fills up. The more you use it, the stronger it gets, and the more it can store.”