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One Hell of a Character Arc

Firstly, allow me to pat you on the back. Well done. To make it this far you’ve literally done the impossible and won a game so improbable, it makes the lottery look like a guaranteed win.

What am I talking about? Well let’s get the graphic stuff out of the way first and then we’ll talk.

How old are you? Really? You’re doing well; what’s your secret? Anyway, lets go back exactly that many years, and then about nine months previous to that – yep, I’m taking about the moment of your conception.

Here’s the graphic bit, I’ll try and be quick. You, at one point, were two entities; sperm and egg. Now the egg bit was predetermined while you mother was still in the womb herself, however the chances of it being your egg that was fertilised was about 1:400. Now the other half of you is even more improbable. The chances of it being that sperm cell was about 1:60,000,000 at best. So already, the...

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Who’s This Guy?

Non-physical. It’s a concept which is actually close to all of us, although many might not even know it. Some may attribute non-physical to god, others to ghosts, however the majority of us may attribute it to something far more realistic; thoughts. Thoughts, beliefs, emotions, memories – anything that emerges from the brain.

Now at this point, some of you may already be shouting at the screen. Good. If you’re shouting something about monism, single substance universe, etc then even better because you’re just as right as those who believe in dualism.

Hang on. Am I saying that the “universe” exists as both one substance and two substances? Well, no. What I’m getting at is the “universe” is most definitely monist, but why does that mean only one substance can exist within it?

The simplest example would be this. Ice, steam, water. Three different states of essentially the same substance.

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