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Of course it would be embarrassing to discover a ninth bit; humans invented, created, and placed the other 8 bits, along with the entire computing infrastructur
by snowwrestler 6y ago
Of course it would be embarrassing to discover a ninth bit; humans invented, created, and placed the other 8 bits, along with the entire computing infrastructure around them.
Humans did not invent the human body, so it's not embarrassing to discover something new--it's exciting. That's the whole point of science. Medical researchers certainly know that they still have a ton to learn about the human body.
- hilbert42 6y agoThe point is that these days we're supposedly past finding 'large' physical chunks of the body—given a century's worth of diagnostics, x-rays, MRIs, etc.—and onto much more complicated matters such as how proteins are synthesized in human cells and how gut bacteria affects mental function and the like. This one is a bit like not realizing the wheels are missing off your car. Right, it ought to have been damn obvious ages ago.
- rbanffy 6y agoIt's more like suddenly realizing there is a spare tire under the carpet in the trunk. Or that 5 is indeed divisible by 2, even though everyone said it wasn't and doctors never bothered to check.
- rbanffy 6y ago> humans invented, created, and placed the other 8 bits, Humans did, but not you or me. What if they lied to us? What if we believed in those lies and never checked? ;-)