We're most vulnerable when we're unconscious and unable to defend ourselves should the need arise, so could there be an important reason why nature or a deity would give us such an incredible weakness as a need for sleep?

by Dark Demonic™ ★ The Original SodaHead Guru ★ Posted 2011/04/06 05:43:42

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Tim 2011/04/09 01:24:02

I think...

Maybe it's meant as a form of pupulation control, tehee.

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crewzer1 2011/04/08 14:55:11

I think...

Your subconscious is still self aware of the environment around you while you are sleeping. It really depend's upon you if you focus in on this innate system within the human psycee. Because the human species has evolved and have developed technology which regresses part's of our Natural defence Mechanism's, The Majority of Person's have lost touch with this sensal coprehension for one'self. It is a Personal Belief in one'self to enhance this Natural sence back into your personal awareness during sleep.

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LesWaggoner BN 1 2011/04/08 03:01:00

Yes

It's called rest.

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Tau_Seti 2011/04/07 12:58:20

Yes

Sleep allows the body to repair itself; however, when that occurs, we are most vulnerable to predators which is why you have armed guards.

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TiY ™ 99% 2011/04/07 12:56:55

Yes

Our brains recharge when we sleep. Fun fact, you would die from lack of sleep before you would die from starvation.

Anyways, there is a lot about sleep we dont really know yet.

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Princess Amethyst 2011/04/07 03:58:10

Yes

It's not just humans. Don't forget animals sleep as well.

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Merlin 2011/04/07 01:20:20

Yes

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We'd be asking why we couldn't have sleep if he didn't sleep ;)

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Demon Dolphin 2011/04/07 01:17:27

I think...

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Who ever said that nature created us perfect?

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♥ Emily the "Cutie Banana P... 2011/04/07 00:24:27 (edited)

Yes

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If you don't sleep, your brain will literally get overloaded. Sleep is when your brain rests, and organizes itself. I think of it as a filing cabinet.

We don't necessarily have any predators, and most of us can only fall asleep when we feel in secure in a comfortable environment. We have many more stressors than other animals, and a more hectic lifestyle which demands more sleep.

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flaca BN-0 2011/04/06 22:03:31

I think...

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it's quite interesting because animals seem to sleep a lot more lightly than we do. They are not so vulnerable in sleep because they wake up at the slightest sound. Perhaps our ability to deep sleep and literally be "dead to the world" is afforded to us because we are higher on the food chain: are less threatened and not deemed to be "prey".

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Dark De... to flaca BN-0 2011/04/07 00:48:27

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I think our over-active minds are the reason we need more sleep, most animals are still getting by on basic instincts. We overstimulate our minds with all sorts of things, I'd love to know how much sleep the people who live in quiet, remote and distant parts of the world need. There are tribes that still live as they did thousands of years ago, I wonder if they are more in tune with nature than we are and how that connection may affect them.

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Scott ヶ... to Dark De... 2011/04/07 00:56:01

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I thought it was becuase we are lazy.

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flaca BN-0 to Dark De... 2011/04/07 00:58:34

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yes I agree, that would be an interesting thing to study. Maybe you can get a research grant for that LOL

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TiY ™ 99% to Dark De... 2011/04/07 13:02:26

You mean deeper sleep instead of more sleep? Because if you mean more sleep there are plenty of animals that sleep a lot more and longer than we do.

I would imagine that more primitive people would sleep the usual 6-8 hours a night. They might break it up tho, 4 hours at night 3-4 in the after noon.

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sockpuppet 2011/04/06 21:32:21

I think...

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It's a teleological problem... a fallacy. A lot of questions
in this forum are.

Those of us who slept, tended to survive and reproduce.
Maybe, for some reason, those who couldn't sleep, if they
existed at all, died off without passing their genetic codes
into the population.

Seems almost easier to say that "God" or "Nature" just
made us this way, until you go looking for a reason.

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parthenonlover 2011/04/06 20:41:58

I think...

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That we are vulnerable when we sleep because it makes us understand that we are not invincible, but it doesn't shock us so much that we are afraid of absolutely everything.

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MaggotShawol101 2011/04/06 20:01:16

Yes

+1
Sleep is necessary for our body and mind to function correctly.

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fish 2011/04/06 19:12:40

I think...

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i dont know but i think we hould need sleep otherwise we would never be vonurable and we would never have any peace because we would constantly be at war with another haha that sounds liberal i dont care but i like my sleep

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holdenferall 2011/04/06 18:19:01

I think...

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We are not entirely vulnerable when sleeping.

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Dark De... to holdenf... 2011/04/07 00:50:59

Maybe not nowadays, with modern security or precautionary measures, but ultimately if we still lived in uncivilised times we would be as vulnerable to predators as animals are to us.

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holdenf... to Dark De... 2011/04/07 01:53:40

I'm not talking about alarms, I'm talking about primitive defense mechanisms built into ourselves from a primitive past.

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Rave 2011/04/06 17:57:01

Yes

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Need it to process information properly, we'd go insane without it. Also our bodies work differently when we sleep, we need that rest for our bodies and minds to be efficient again.

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B 2011/04/06 17:45:12

I think...

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Besides a need for sleep to survive....we sleep so time doesn't just all run together. How awful would life be if we were awake all the time and had to keep busy. I look forward to my bed at night and it gives me things to look forward to the next day. Sleep is just a well needed break.

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roseofanycolor 2011/04/06 17:38:32

I think...

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There is nothing that I hope more than dying in my sleep. What a way to go!

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abrowlspecialbrowl 2011/04/06 16:06:32

Nope

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th reason is necessity, and not every animal sleeps as deeply as we do.

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misterz 2011/04/06 15:16:23

I think...

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It is simple biology and has nothing to do with a higher power.

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Timetraveler 2011/04/06 15:06:25

Yes

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considering that all mammals require sleep, it would stand to reason that even the enemy has to close their eyes too. sleep is the safety nature designed into us to keep us from going crazy. the flaw is in the fact that while asleep, we are paralized in sleep to keep from injuring ourselves. have you ever woke and couldn't move right away?

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Orsted 2011/04/06 13:29:17

Yes

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It helps make you slightly less dead than you would be without it.

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Wild Dog 2011/04/06 12:57:19

Yes

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We need sleep for sure. I sleep lightly ,and am always ready to get up, and find out what may be making a noise. my hairy pal ,also wakes me up ,if something happens that I might miss.

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Granny _is_back 2011/04/06 12:49:16

I think...

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I am not unconscious when I sleep. And I sleep in a safe place just like most animals. I don't consider sleep a weakness. It's a strengthening process.

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La 2011/04/06 10:48:49

I think...

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Our bodies need sleep >.> We need to rest and recuperate and regain our energy. It's an interesting point that maybe we should have evolved to not need sleep. I presume it wasn't killing off enough creatures. Since every species needs to sleep at some point, no species has a particular advantage.

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MissJo 2011/04/06 08:39:16

Yes

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How do you think our brains empty out all the information we've gathered through the day? Or how our subconscious speaks to us (through our dreams, in case you're unaware)? Our bodies and minds need rest and recovery.

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Prometheus~phaet~ 2011/04/06 07:37:47 (edited)
Scott ヶBrony Of PHAETヶ 2011/04/06 07:19:39

Yes

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All animals need sleep... just like all animals need to eat and drink, it is necessary for survival. Which, is somewhat ironic.
Our body and mind can only go so far, imagine you are a rechargeable battery, if you do not recharge you will stop working effectively and eventually stop being able to function at all. A good way to understand the role of sleep is to look at what would happen if we didn't sleep. Lack of sleep has serious effects on our brain's ability to function. If you've ever pulled an all-nighter, you'll be familiar with the following after-effects and that's just from one day.

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Orangedragan 2011/04/06 07:19:01

Yes

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Most animals sleep in multiple phases, rather than monophasically, like we do. In fact, we used to be biphasic sleepers before artificial light was created.

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wolfshadow 2011/04/06 06:38:09

Yes

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It's when were asleep that the deity sexually uses us for his enjoyment...

Beer allows us to take advantage of each other...

Not a perfect system but it's worked since the invention of beer...

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Sin 2011/04/06 06:16:40

I think...

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We need it for our bodies to recover, and without it, where would we be without terrifying nightmares? A bunch of happy people that's what! XD

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Steve J~PWCM~JLA 2011/04/06 06:06:47

Yes

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Trust.

Difficult concept

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Nuke 2011/04/06 05:56:42

Yes

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it is to recover our body, energy, mind and it helps a great deal, without it you're going to lose energy and your mind. lol

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Doc. J 2011/04/06 05:54:12

Yes

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Yes, if you don't sleep.......you go insane.
Your mind needs that time to sort out and dump some of the things it deals with during your concious hours, kind of a mental filter.
Without it, you start to become unable to sort out what is real and what isn't.

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