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The Acta Universi hypothesis reveals that bacteria's consciousness significantly influences the entropy of thought in living organisms, suggesting a profound cognitive role.
Bacteria are the oldest and most abundant organisms on Earth. By 2025, microbial cognition will be recognized as a full-fledged scientific discipline. In the Acta Universi hypothesis, bacteria receive the status of the most widespread and most ancient co-authors of the universal archive of AU field events. Their total entropy of thought forms exceeds that of all the other realms of life combined.
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