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Notes & Queries, 19th November 2013: How big am I in the universal scheme of things?

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  image generated by Grok This is a complicated enquiry and the response will vary significantly from person to person. To answer it properly we need to ask ourselves: “What am I made of?” and “At what point does my body stop and the rest of the Universe begin?” In my opinion, the model that provides the best answers to these questions is Signature Field Theory, which is tied in with scientific thought regarding the ontological nature of human of consciousness and personal identity. Placing this theory into a relatable context requires that we travel back in time to a phone call that was made to Nottingham emergency services at 3:03am, on the 15th March, 2005. A man who identified himself as Frans Lloyd-Daley informed the operator that part of him had become trapped inside the Beeston multi-storey car park and had been there for several days. When asked if he required an ambulance the caller became irate and retorted that an ambulance was the last thing he needed. Further questioni...