Is biological life a product of a probability wave

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This discussion centers on the concept of biological life as a product of quantum processes and probability waves. The original poster questions whether all living beings are variations of a singular "original spark" or energy. However, responses highlight logical flaws in this reasoning, emphasizing that individual identity is distinct from the primordial events of the Big Bang, and that personal existence is a recent development in the timeline of the universe.

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My question is based around the subject of quantum processes. Is it possible that every living thing is a probable outcome of the original spark or energy. thus saying that every other living thing is a different version of myself. just a thought
 
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My question is based around the subject of quantum processes. Is it possible that every living thing is a probable outcome of the original spark or energy. thus saying that every other living thing is a different version of myself. just a thought
It is possible :wink:, but this may not be the board to discuss it. What's an "original spark"? The Big Bang?

The logic is flawed too.

"You" are not the same thing as what was created billions of years ago. You only became you some fraction of a hundred years ago. So nothing that came before that is "you".
 

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