Understanding Our Brain

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It was strange that human beings are so clever in so many ways, we explore space and the composition of atoms, but we don't have a better understanding of what we are. Then Dad said something so smart, I can remember it word for word.

"If our brain was simple enough for us to understand it, we would be so stupid we wouldn't be able to understand it afterall."

A Joker

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A joker is a little fool who is different from everyone else. He is not a club, diamond, heart, or spade. He is placed in the same pack as other cards, but he doesn't belong there. Therefore, he can be removed without anybody missing him.

Amazed by Their Own Kind

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A Mysterious Planet

"People would have gone absolutely wild if the astronomers had discovered another living planet," Dad concluded. "They just aren't amazed by their own kind anymore."