If there is no creator, then how did humans gain the ability to observe an analy

Question:The universe does not observe and analyze. It merely functions. How is it possible, then, for this unobserving mass to give rise to a concious and observing product (humans)?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The universe does not observe and analyze. It merely functions. How is it possible, then, for this unobserving mass to give rise to a concious and observing product (humans)?

One of the few questions (in fact, probably only) that limits my nihilism. This problem delves into Philosophy of mind in which people have theorised about functionalism and mental causation. If you are interested read JR Searle's Mind: A Brief Introduction.

and why do i observe no god???

if there is a creator, why would he make us waste our time trying to figure out things that we can't :#

Humans are the result of supernova explosions if that is what you are asking.

well. this has to do with Philosophy of Mind. It is called the problem of conciousness. How can this concious thing, which has desires, want, etc. spring forth from something purely physical. how can just a physical arrangement of atoms in a certain order all of a sudden produce this. think about a "want". or "aboutness". these seem to be things that cannot be found in the natural world anywhere.

however why did you have to mention a creator? if you want to pose an argument for God then pose it. otherwise i dont see what that has to do with this.

Through our tools of sensory perception which are heighten by those we lack. Communication and understanding.

In a sense your are the universe. The universe is mass. We are mass. Are we not a function of the universe? I tend to agree with the mystical conclusion: The maelstrom of electromagnetic impulses in the brain are no less a activity of the universe than a supernova happening 100 billion light years away. So really the universe is us, observing and analyzing itself.

Did you ever consider that it is just an illusion? The universe is nothing more than your perception of it.

dumb luck...need to give credit where credit is do... humans are capable of creating and doing great things... it is like having a child who is a genius with mediocre parents... who gets the credit... the parents or the child... it doesn't matter where we came from... it is where we are going and how we decided we are getting there that is important...

I am laughing. but in a good way. Your question is full of assumptions. My tummy feels good.
No disrespect intended.
Your on the right track. Keep going.