More thoughts on sentience

Another idea I've been shaping, though it does not hold such solid form as my previous theory. I consider myself to be separate from every other body: an entity of cognisance of my own existence, independent and wholly disconnected with any other locus of sentience, and in full understanding of this identification of self. This self was brought into existence at a specific time and to a very specific set of cells. The specifications under which this self exists, in terms of physical and chronological attributes, are precisely infinite; between gene formation and the time of events, the likelihood of my placement is not dissimilar to picking a random electron in the universe. In consideration of this, I have often wondered why I existed with my specifications and not those of another. For some reason, other people began their existence when they did. I am assuming that each human being has a similar cognisant experience to the one I have. If this is true, then why was I not born at some other time? Why was I born at all? What explains that I exist at all? If existence is a matter of chemistry and nothing more, what combination of cells created my specific existence? Why didn't I start as someone else, and why am I limited to only my own body and mind? I know I exist, so does everyone else. So why aren't I someone else? The fact that I exist is not unique - everyone does, I can only assume. So, existence is universally equal, but chronological and physical placement is not; it is infinitely impossible. Were there nothing more than this, there would be no explanation for individual existence. Your chances of being exactly who you are would be infinitely impossible, like the chance of your number being picked out of infinity.

Another reason why I must admit that the Scriptures contain more reason than their opposition.

Added several hours later:


Thinking about the subject more I have come up with this equation:

a + b = c

a = existence
b = unknown
c = chronological and physical placement

"a" is always equal, and "c" is always unequal. Thus "b" must always be unequal. The idea is that "a = c" does not work, so there must be a "b" factor, some unequalizer that takes every "a" and adjusts it to match a "c".