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Somewhere I've heard a cool idea that sleep might be the "default" state of the living organisms. Most of the time you want to rest and conserve energy, so slee
by rayalez 9y ago
Somewhere I've heard a cool idea that sleep might be the "default" state of the living organisms. Most of the time you want to rest and conserve energy, so sleeping is just how we are, it's waking up to get food and procreate is the "strange" thing we do.
No idea if this makes sense scientifically, but it's fun to think about.
Or maybe animals that walk around during the time when there's no light just get themselves into trouble more often and end up dying out of the gene pool. Might as well shut down during the dangerous time and use it for repair.
- blubb-fish 9y agoIt's fun to think about but I don't think it makes sense b/c sleep obviously serves (at least for human beings) the awake state.
- tpeo 9y agoThe only issue with this idea is that it really ... doesn't tie in with evolution. Because ultimately, the default state of any organism should be to be attempting to reproduce. But I stress "ultimately", because there's nothing which impels us to think that needs to be the case at all times. Idling can be a successful short-term strategy, even if not in perpetuity.