William wrote:So… is it true that we only use 10% of our brains at any given time?
No, this is not true.
Pending my research, which may never happen, my synopsis is such.
Whomever it was that originally came up with this claim did so under a set of circumstances. Originally I wanted to just call them idiots, but then it takes one to know one… Really, if you think about it, and I think you want to, a scientist somewhere along the way was conducting an experiment or doing whatever scientists do. And based on his most recent works; concluded that we as humans only use 10% of our brains.
The problem is that when the quote “We only use 10% of our brains” is passed along, it is passed on sans circumstantial information.
Here is what I’m saying.
The statement gives a number, a number is a given amount of measurable units. So what is it they are measuring? The wrinkles in your brain? The amount of neurons? And if it is neurons, how do they know all neurons are equal? To me that is like saying all V8 engines have the same power output.
You get my point.
I say; based off the fact that humans have a very tiny bit of knowledge on the brain, these scientists don’t have any idea what 100% is. So there is no way to determine what exactly constitutes 10%.
In all reality, that quote is simply there to give us humans hope that maybe we will evolve beyond our dumb selves. It also adds a nice bit of ego-stroke to the pot of feel-good we crave so much.
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