The document discusses how the human body and brain work together to create our sense of self and reality. It explains that at the atomic level, the distinctions between objects and the human body break down, as atoms are mostly empty space. This leads to the conclusion that we are not our bodies or brains, but rather the conscious observer of our own thoughts and experiences. Our sense of self is created by the plastic changes in our brain in response to how we interact with and make sense of the world.

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3. … over three trillion cells, organized into specialized Communities…

5. ...that insures that we breathe, our blood flows, our muscles to move, and much, much more.

6. And then, there’s our brain ! The fastest processor on the planet, at speeds that range from 100 to 1,000 teraflops. (1 teraflop= 1 trillion flops, or 1,000,000,000,000 operations per second.)‏ And storing 280 quintillion bits of memory! Whew!

7. With billions and billions of neurons, processing the input from our senses: -what we feel... -what we hear... -what we taste... -what we smell... -what we see...

8. … all translated into electrical impulses which the brain uses to assemble what you think you see in your world.

9. You didn’t think the EYES really saw all that stuff, did you?

10. It’s all created by the brain!

11. But, we have a sense that we are not our brain. We can watch ourselves think. It makes you wonder what’s real….hmmmmm. (Wait! Can the thing that’s wondering, wonder if it’s wondering?)

12. Our brains create the world we think we see. It’s like having our very own holodeck in our heads! Very Cool! Very crazy! But true.

13. According to Michael Merznick, PhD, Neuroscientist , University of California ‘ Every aspect of you is created by the brain revising itself in response to your interactions with the world …

14. According to Michael Merznick, PhD, Neuroscientist , University of California ‘ How you define yourself-the person you are, is the product of the plastic changes in your brain…’

15. According to Michael Merznick, PhD, Neuroscientist , University of California ‘ What you are is a result of how your brain has tried to create a model of the world – and the brain is plastic until you die.’

16. What Dr. Merznick is saying is that we create ourselves by the way we think about things.

17. And, just when you thought it couldn't get any weirder... along came Quantum Physics!

18. Even Einstein thought it was weird. Why? Because it causes us to question What we believe to be our reality… … who we are and how we come to be that person we see in the mirror

19. But, don’t worry… we’re just going to do a little mind-stretching today!

20. So…here’s a man sitting on a chair… or so he thinks… but if really thought about it, he’d remember that he’s Just a pile of cells!

21. So…here’s a man sitting on a chair… Or so he thinks… But if really thought about it, he’d remember that he’s Just a pile of cells! And that the cells of his hand…

22. ...and, the wood cells of the chair are starting to look similar.

23. Both sets of cells have membranes… . which communicate with the cell’s surroundings and monitor what goes in and what comes out of the cell.

24. Both sets of cells have membranes….and nuclei… which contain the DNA- the template for all the different proteins that are involved in most of the biochemical activities of the bodies.

25. So, our guy’s hand cells are smack up against the chair’s cells... and, if we zoom in further… so are their molecules. Makes sense! EXCEPT…

26. BTW…molecules are NOT nice little balls like we see here… Nor are they flesh pink and wood brown. There is no color at this level. (Where’d it go? Was it ever really there?) ‏

27. Molecules, like this collagen strand, are little bundles of atoms …connected together in a very precise order. (BTW…at this level, it’s becoming difficult to see where the atoms of the hand stop and those of the chair begin. In fact, this is where the story begins to get a little dicey!)‏

28. when we zoom into stronger magnifications…. Because even though the molecules bind to form something rather solid, like that covering we know as skin – the stuff that keeps your insides in…(and waterproof)...

29. we really start…

30. to fall…

31. … apart! Atoms are energy. We are clouds of energy.

32. " There is no place where the body begins and no place where it ends.” Dr. Jeffrey Thompson

33. We are not our bodies.

34. Atoms are 99.99% space… So…what does that mean? It means that at the atomic level… … humans seem to disappear!

35. Do we, really? Hmmm....let’s think about what we’ve learned. 1. Everything…all matter, is made up of atoms…energy. 2. We are energy. 3. We are not our brains. We can watch ourselves think. 4. And we are clearly not our bodies, yet our thoughts affect our bodies. Who the-heck Are We?

36. [Hint...We are NOT the Walrus... good! Talk about a bad dental day! ]

37. [Nor are we the man behind the screen. Well, metaphorically...maybe]

38. We are the Observer. We are aware of ourselves. Science calls this... Consciousness. [and it's a pretty big deal!} You Are The Man Behind The Curtain.

39. Check these out! 1. Brain/sensory system data: Evolve Your Brain , Joe Dispenza 2. Creativity: How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci , Michael J. Gelb 3. Conceptualization: Relativity Visualized , Lewis Carroll Epstein 4. Psychology/Spirit: How to See Yourself as You Really Are, His Holiness the Dalai Lama 5. Consciousness/matter: The Biology of Belief Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D . Christopher Thomas – all rights reserved You Are The Man Behind The Curtain.