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Stodgy
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Modern science even tries to convince us that this
is true of living beings too. It tells us that we are nothing more than inert physical
matter. We’re made up of chemicals and particles which are inanimate in
themselves, but which work together in such an amazingly intricate and complex
way that they create the illusion that we are “animate,” and give us the ability to
interact with our environment and to be conscious of the world around us. Even
our own consciousness is just a product of the stodgy grey matter of our brain, a
kind of illusion created by the buzzing of millions of neurons.
What does "stodgy" mean here?
Modern science even tries to convince us that this
is true of living beings too. It tells us that we are nothing more than inert physical
matter. We’re made up of chemicals and particles which are inanimate in
themselves, but which work together in such an amazingly intricate and complex
way that they create the illusion that we are “animate,” and give us the ability to
interact with our environment and to be conscious of the world around us. Even
our own consciousness is just a product of the stodgy grey matter of our brain, a
kind of illusion created by the buzzing of millions of neurons.
What does "stodgy" mean here?
Top answer
The use is metaphorical, a combination of the following definitions: of a thick, semisolid consistency; heavy: dull; graceless; inelegant; heavy, dull, or uninteresting.
- The use is metaphorical, a combination of the following definitions: of a thick, semisolid consistency; heavy: dull; graceless; inelegant; heavy, dull, or uninteresting.
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The use is metaphorical, a combination of the following definitions: of a thick, semisolid consistency; heavy: dull; graceless; inelegant; heavy, dull, or uninteresting.
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