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The Origin

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  You’ve found the origin. It begins with a puzzle, it ends with a legend. This is Self Evidence — part book, part game, part... something else. So welcome, wanderer... You've stumbled onto the starting line of something a little wild. Self Evidence isn't just a countdown — it's an open dare to the universe. Ready or not, the clock is already ticking. Let's see where it leads... ⏳ Calculating time until reveal... Access the Transmission ⚡ Join the Rebellion Think differently? Meme dangerously? Build audiences like fire? The Self Evidence project is open — but only to the bold. Choose Your Path Block 0002: [The Origin]

The Myth of the 21-Gram Soul: Why Humans Need Stories to Explain The Unexplainable

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  Does the Soul Weigh 21 Grams? The Strange Story of Dr. MacDougall Every few years, the internet rediscovers one of the most unusual scientific claims ever made: that the human soul weighs exactly 21 grams . TikTok recycles it, Reddit debates it, YouTube retells it. And suddenly, we’re all asking the same ancient question: “What actually leaves us when we die?” In today’s video from Today I Found Out , we revisit Dr. Duncan MacDougall — a physician in early-1900s Massachusetts who tried to weigh the soul as it departed the body. His methods were bold, questionable, and deeply human. Full credit to Today I Found Out — YouTube: @TodayIFoundOut The Experiment: A Bed, a Scale, and a Dying Man  In 1901, MacDougall placed six terminal patients on a specially built scale-bed designed to detect tiny drops in weight at the moment of death. His first patient, he claimed, lost 21.3 grams instantly. This was the birth of the myth. But what followed was far less t...