Saturday 6 April 2013

E is for Endorphins



E is for Endorphins.

I find the idea of happiness simply being a chemical in our minds really interesting. To me emotions and consciousness has always been the little hope I hold onto about there being some kind of universal truth to the Universe.

To then have emotions explained as a chemical reaction is very intriguing, can chemicals explain consciousness, it seems like such a unique thing to me.

It also makes me wonder if the only moral code should be a Hedonistic one, as surely the release of these chemicals would be all that is important?

DFTBA

1 comment:

  1. Don't forget that there is SO much still to be discovered about the brain, the mind and all its components, so referring to happiness as purely a chemical reaction may not be anywhere near as accurate as we think it is.

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