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Humans evolved from fish, we've come a long way, and so far there's no limit in sight.

• ben_w 6y ago
  Whatever limits we have as individuals are generally invisible to us. It’s fairly easy for us to see those limits in other humans. By extension I have no doubt other humans can see limits in my range of thoughts, and I expect there to be thoughts that no human is able to think.
  • atom_arranger 6y ago
    I don't think worrying about limits is a good thing for us as individuals or as a species. Sure some things are harder to comprehend, but we haven't come across anything incomprehensible yet, let's cross that bridge when we get there. Usually when I see "limits" in other people it's not so much that they can't possibly comprehend something, it's that it would take an impractical amount of effort and time to have them comprehend it. With better teaching technology it may be more feasible for them to understand these things that were incomprehensible to them, and if not there's always the next generation.
    • ben_w 6y ago
      > we haven't come across anything incomprehensible yet If we had, we wouldn’t necessarily be aware that we had. Our minds are good at making models, and it’s always possible to make an incorrect model.
    • tsukurimashou 6y ago
      > but we haven't come across anything incomprehensible yet Life, the universe, infinity, big numbers, quantum mechanics To cite a few that personally come to my mind
      • atom_arranger 6y ago
        We've identified these concepts, we can quantify them, we can study them, we can use them. I would take that as an indication that we do comprehend them, if we don't then it doesn't seem to matter.