The Human Experience of Being

Humans are individual parts of a whole. All life is interrelated, we are not biological meat machines that work each part isolated to give power to an ego. We are connected inside ourselves and with the external world around us. Every organ, tissue, cell, communicate, ''talk'' to each other, and this occurs not just with our cells, but with the trillions of other organisms, like bacterias and fungi, that live symbiotically within us, basically allowing us to live. This intricated relationship inside of our biological bodies is constantly being challenged and influenced by the external world, whether it is the food that we eat, the music that we listen to, the love that we feel, we are being influenced, we are connected.

Thanks to science today we know that genes are expressed in a experience-dependant manner, this is in response to how we interact with the world around us. Our personality, behaviours and patterns are in development since we are conceived by two gamete cells, which start cycles of interactions between our genes and uncounted microinteractions with our environment. Every single event and interaction we encounter, much more those which are repeated, shapes our life until the day we die.

As we are connected to everything and everything is connected to us.

The nature of Reality

Albert Einstein once said: ''Our sense of ourselves as individuals who are separated from the rest is an optical delussion from our conciousness and our work in this life is to break free from this illussion''.

Let's put something clear and into perspective: our physical bodies are made of systems of organs which are made of tissues, that are conglomerates of cells. Each cell is a fully functional entity that is composed of organelles, which are made of aggregates of macromolecules such as proteins, lipids, DNA, RNA and carbohidrates. Macromolecules are large chains of molecules united by thousands of biochemical bonds, each molecule is two or more atoms, like a carbon atom or a hydrogen atom interacting together through physical forces. An electromagnetic pull and push of the atomic nucleus and its surrounding electrons. Atoms were thought to be the smallest things, until we smashed them together and discovered what they are made of.

The Quantum World

Atoms, according to our current understanding of fundamental physics, including quantum field theory, are composed of several elemental particles. These particles include protons, neutrons, and electrons. Protons and neutrons are further made up of smaller particles called quarks.

Quarks are elementary particles that carry fractional electric charges and are held together by the strong nuclear force, mediated by particles known as gluons. Protons are composed of two up quarks (U) and one down quark (D), while neutrons consist of two down quarks and one up quark. The strong nuclear force acts to bind these quarks together within the protons and neutrons.

Electrons, on the other hand, are negatively charged elementary particles that orbit the nucleus of the atom. They are considered fundamental, meaning they are not composed of smaller particles.

What are we really made of?

Now, what makes these particles and their interactions even more intriguing is that they are ultimately manifestations of energy fields. According to quantum field theory, the fundamental entities in the universe are fields that permeate all of spacetime. These fields, such as the electromagnetic field, the quark field, and the electron field, are associated with their respective particles.

These fields can have different energy configurations, and when they undergo excitations or disturbances, particles emerge. The particles we observe in atoms are localized excitations or disturbances in their respective energy fields. Thus, in a sense, the atoms and the particles they consist of can be described as condensations or vibrations of energy fields.

This perspective emphasizes the deep interplay between energy and matter, highlighting that even the smallest constituents of atoms are ultimately rooted in these energy manifestations. Our understanding of atoms and their composition continues to evolve as research progresses, but the framework of energy fields and their excitations provides a powerful way to comprehend the nature of matter at its fundamental level.

Our current understanding of fundamental physics reveals the interconnected nature of the universe. Field theories that describe fundamental forces, emphasize the concept of fields extending throughout spacetime.

The interconnectedness of the universe becomes apparent when considering that these fields permeate all of spacetime and interact with particles across vast distances. Changes in one part of the universe can potentially have effects on distant regions, illustrating the interdependence and connectivity of all things.

This interconnected nature extends beyond the microscopic world of particles and fields. It extends to the macroscopic level as well, where complex systems, including living organisms and ecosystems, exhibit intricate webs of relationships and dependencies. From the smallest subatomic particles to the grandest cosmic structures, the universe appears to be intricately woven together in a profound and interconnected tapestry.