As the midbrain develops, we begin to experience emotions. Our emotions are processed in the center of our brains, and are central to our lives. The best and most beautiful things in the world ... Read More about Emotion
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Sentience and Sensation
As the zygote develops into a fetus, sensation emerges, gradually. Over time, sensation continues to develop and mature. This is the first part of Being we can value on its own terms – though a good, ... Read More about Sentience and Sensation
Autonomic Action
The next step after the emergence of the cell is autonomic action. Single-celled organisms are active, after a fashion. Ants are living action machines, with no brains to process feeling as we ... Read More about Autonomic Action
Life
. Before we become aware (sentient), life begins. A single living cell cannot value itself or anything else but without this building block, we would not Be. We began yesterday with human worth ... Read More about Life
Human Worth
Why does life mean anything? Our lives have meaning because we experience them – we are aware, each of us. That is where morality, ethics and all our values begin. Our ideas about right and wrong, ... Read More about Human Worth