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dweller

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1. A human can live

Reply to George McGovern (Original post)

Thu Jun 19, 2025, 12:52 AM

Jun 19

for about 4-6 minutes without oxygen
about 3-5 days without water
about 1-2 months without food
and apparently a whole lifetime without an original thought

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"The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson [View all] George McGovern Jun 19 OP

A human can live dweller Jun 19 #1

Sad, isn't it? LoisB Jun 19 #3

Thanks dweller. Apparently so. George McGovern Jun 19 #4

Great quote. Emerson or Oliver Wendell Holmes? I have to look it up. LoisB Jun 19 #2

Thank You Lois! George McGovern Jun 19 #5