What we experience as multicellular organisms is a wonderfully evolved illusion that converts frequencies of light and sound and molecules of odor and taste into a sensory stream that we call consciousness. The illusion makes us arrogant in the belief that “we” are controlling this mass of cells when in fact the cells only let you experience what you need to know to satisfy the nutritional and and reproductive needs of the cells themselves.
Its also true that we carry ten times more bacterial cells in our bodies that live off our metabolic processes than our own body cells. From the point of view of the bacteria we are like a farm animal that they have domesticated to provide them what they need to survive. The world inside each of us is more complex than all the stars and planets in the universe.
Great comment!
yeah its quite a revelation when you understand that certain cravings you get for say sugary products are function of the sugar bugs in your guts demanding sugar. I’ve learned to starve the sugar bugs and plant other bugs that thrive on complex carbs proteins and fats.,,most of the time.