Goodnight everyone...
2007-02-03 18:47:14 · 13 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's an easy way to get a lot of benefits.
It boosts your immune system, it helps you store information, it's when the brain sets the body into repair mode-- (that's why when you don't sleep, you get dark circles around your eyes) it increases concentration and makes you "nicer." (Lack of sleep will make you cranky, aggressive and unsociable. Taken to extremes, severe sleep deprivation causes disorientation and paranoia.)
I think about it this way: if you need to defrag your computer, do you do that while you're running twelve firefox tabs, itunes and AIM? No, of course not. You do it when everything else is shut down.
Good night!
2007-02-03 18:57:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term "perfect" needs definition. An absolutely "perfect" being would be completely self-sufficient. But all organic life needs something to continue, nutrients, oxidizers, hydration, heat, waste processing, reproduction, communication and/or love. The very fact that we interact with and process our environment means we can never be "perfect". Perfection means no need for change. Life means constant change. It's a contradiction in terms. The only definitively "perfect" being would be what people usually call "God", if that is even possible. If we modify the definition to mean a being that does everything in a "perfect" way, it gets worse, because there could only be one "perfect" way to do any particular thing. We always need to make choices and results are never perfectly guaranteed, no matter how effective an effort appears to be, because no one has complete control of how the universe will respond. The entire notion of perfect action implies an arbitrarily established goal of behavior. Since every experience is different, how is such a goal determined? God, I suppose, but that brings us back to the first definition. A "perfect" being cannot change, so God would not, could not interact with the universe, without changing in the process. Rather than being caught up in the idea of being "perfect" or only doing "perfect" things, I prefer to concentrate on the reasons why I do things. If my motivation is primarily selfish, I find life colder and less fulfilling than when I'm more altruistic. But I also realize that "perfect" altruism is bad for my health. I try for a reasonable balance between self-preservation and compassion, knowing that its "wisdom" can always be debated. Not "perfect" but "well enough", even without a divinely imposed standard. A "perfectly" designed universe would by a clockworks, a walk-through, empty of any meaning or purpose.
2016-03-29 04:05:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you know that the bible teaches that when we are resurrected, and there is a new, perfect heaven and a perfect earth, that we will no longer need sleep?
Perhaps the need to sleep is a result of the fall of man, and not part of God's original design?
2007-02-03 18:56:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cycle of sleep and wakefulness is regulated by the brain stem, thalamus, external stimuli, and various hormones produced by the hypothalamus. Some neurohormones and neurotransmitters are highly correlated with sleep and wake states. For example, melatonin levels are highest during the night, and this hormone appears to promote sleep. Adenosine, a nucleotide involved in generating energy for biochemical processes, gradually accumulates in the human brain during wakefulness though decreases during sleep. Researchers believe that its accumulation during the day encourages sleep. The stimulant properties of caffeine are attributed to its negating the effects of adenosine. However the role of adenosine is far from proven, as mice lacking adenosine receptors display normal sleep patterns and normal responses to sleep deprivation.
2007-02-03 18:51:07 · answer #4 · answered by Linda 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'd rather have 12 on 12 off.
G'night Yahoo! software generated Dude.
2007-02-03 18:51:33 · answer #5 · answered by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We all need our rest and God wisely put it in us to sleep. Wish I could sleep for 16 hours though... only 6 so far...[Yawn]
2007-02-03 18:57:01 · answer #6 · answered by ♥☺ bratiskim∞! ☺♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the body needs rest,
2007-02-03 19:30:37 · answer #7 · answered by repent 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because....like.....every minute of the day people are askin god's help for something. So for 16 hours of the day, he's like 'shut up shut up shut up' so....I guess so his headache will go away?
2007-02-03 20:05:44 · answer #8 · answered by Sabrina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called a mini death, and it gives us rest. We have sleep, so we can start anew another day. A chance for new beginnings.
2007-02-03 18:56:01 · answer #9 · answered by Faith walker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so our body can recover from the stress and strain we put on it.
2007-02-03 18:52:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋