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Exploring the Limits of Human Potential
Professor Norman
But now we are entering the realms of science-fiction, and we don’t know any more than the ] who watches the ].
[[dog; [moon]
Student
Excuse me sir.
Professor Norman
Yes?
Student
But what would happen, if for some reason we ignore, somebody unlocked 100% of the cerebral capacity?
Professor Norman
One hundred percent?
Student
Yes.
Professor Norman
I have no ].
[[idea]
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Expanding Consciousness and Neural Potential
Lucy
* Explaining to Professor Norman some of her abilities as she reaches 28% of her neural capacities.
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Perspectives on Measurement and Distinction
Lucy
* Indicating some of her perspectives on human concepts of measurement and distinction.
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The Importance of Time in Existence
Lucy
] is the only true unit of measure, it gives proof to the existence of matter, without time, we don’t exist.
[[Time]
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Embracing the Unpredictable Nature of Life
Lucy
* Casual response to Pierre Del Rio, when he states he doesn't want to die, as Lucy starts to drive his car against traffic.
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The Importance of Sharing Knowledge
Professor Norman
If you're asking me what to do with all this ] you're accumulating, I say, pass it on … just like any simple cell, going through ].
[[knowledge; [time]
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Humans: Preoccupied with Having Over Being
Professor Norman
Now let's examine a special case, the only living being that uses its brain better than us: the ]. It is estimated that this incredible animal uses 20% of its cerebral capacity. In particular, this allows it to have an echolocation system that is more efficient than any sonar ever invented by mankind. But the dolphin did not invent the sonar — it developed it, naturally. And this is the crucial part of our philosophical reflection we have today: can we therefore conclude that humans are more concerned with "having" than "being"?
[[dolphin]
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The Power of Neurons and Movement
Professor Norman
One neuron, you're alive. Two neurons you're moving. And with movement, interesting things begin to happen.
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Understanding the Mind's Potential
Lucy
* Opening lines
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The Limits of Human Potential Explored
Lucy
* Statement after reaching 100% of her neural capacities.
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Determination and Conflict in Lucy
Jang's agent
That girl doesn't quit. She is a ].
[in Korean; subtitled; [witch]
Jang
I know that. I will kill her myself.
[in Korean; subtitled]
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The Purpose of Cells in Time
Professor Norman
And it is going through time that seems to be also the only real purpose of each of the cells in our bodies. To achieve that aim, the mass of the cells that make up earthworms and human beings has only two solutions—be immortal or to reproduce.
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Exploring the Nature of Existence
Lucy
We never really ].
[[die]
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The Dangers of Human Advancement and Instability
Professor Norman
] this ], Lucy — I'm not even sure that ] is ready for it. We're so driven by ] and ]. Given man's ], it might bring us only instability and ].
[as Lucy prepares to inject herself with all the remaining CPH4; [All; [knowledge; [mankind; [power; [profit; [nature; [chaos]
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Understanding the Purpose of Life
Lucy
Life was given to us a billion years ago. ] you know what to do with it.
[[Now]
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Reflections on Humanity's Use of Time
Lucy
] was given to us a billion years ago. What have we done with it?
[[Life]
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The Nature of Existence and Knowledge
Lucy
* Last lines
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Embracing the Limits of Human Potential
Lucy
* Summarizing her perspectives, as she prepares to reach 100% of her neural capacities.
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Exploring Ancient Knowledge and Human Evolution
Professor Norman
For the ] it's just ], I confess. But if you think about it, it's troubling to realize that the Greeks, the Egyptians and the Indians had notion of cells centuries before the invention of the microscope. And what's to say about ] whom everyone took for a fool when he put forth his theory of ]? It's up to us to push the ] and ], and go from evolution, to ].
[[moment; [hypothesis; [w:Charles Darwin|Darwin; [evolution; [rules; [laws; [revolution]
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The Limits of Human Potential Explored
Professor Norman
* Lecturing on his newly published research
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Understanding Growth and Pain in Transformation
Lucy
]'s always a ] process. Like when you're little and your bones are growing and you ache all over. Do you ] I can ] the ] of my own bones growing? Like this grinding under the skin. ]'s different ]. Like sounds are ] that I can ], like fluids. It's funny, I used to be so concerned with who I was and what I wanted to be, and now that I have access to the furthest reaches of my brain, I see things clearly and realize that what makes us "us" — it's primitive. They're all obstacles. Does that make any sense? Like this ] you're experiencing. It's blocking you from ]. All you know now is pain. That's all you know, pain. Where are the others? The others carrying the drugs. I ] the rest of it. For medicinal purposes.
[[Learning; [painful; [believe; [remember; [sound; [Everything; [now; [music; [understand; [pain; [understanding; [need]
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Awakening to Universal Connection and Awareness
Lucy
I ] everything. Space, the air, the vibrations, the people, I can feel the gravity, I can feel the rotation of the ], the heat leaving my body, the blood in my veins. I can feel my brain. The deepest parts of my ].i wish you can feel the same.
[[feel; [Earth; [memory]
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Knowledge Extraction for Power and Control
Lucy
* To Mr. Jang, as she extracts from him the knowledge of where the other packets of CPH4 are.
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An Unexpected Encounter with Brain Research
Lucy
Professor Norman, my ]'s Lucy, I just read all your research on the human brain — we need to meet.
[on phone; [name]
Professor Norman
All my research? Wow, I'm very flattered young lady, but I find that hard to ]. I must have written no less than—
[laughs; [believe]
Lucy
Six thousand seven hundred thirty four pages. I can recite them to you all by heart, if you wish.
Professor Norman
Are you one of Emily's friends? This sounds like one of her silly ]. Is she there with you?
[[jokes]
Lucy
] screen] No, I'm on my own.
[suddenly appearing on his [[television]
Professor Norman
Who are you?
[stunned and puzzled]
Lucy
I just told you.
Professor Norman
Uh, Lucy, right? Yes. Sorry.
[still hesitant and puzzled]
Lucy
I read your ] on the use of the ]'s capacity. It’s a little rudimentary but you're on the right track.
[[theory; [brain]
Professor Norman
I thank you.
[meekly]
Lucy
Professor, my cells are reproducing at a phenomenal speed, several million per second. I'm having trouble precisely evaluating the time of my ], but I doubt if I'll last more than 24 hours.
[[death]
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Betrayal and Trust in a Difficult Situation
Richard
I'm sorry, I really have no choice. The sooner you go in the sooner you'll be back out.
[after handcuffing Lucy to his delivery case]
Lucy
I can't believe you're doing this to me!
Richard
I'll be right here, you have my word.
Lucy
Your word isn't worth shit!
Richard
It's worth 500 bucks, up front.
Lucy
You’re an asshole.
Richard
You're wonderful.
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The Power of CPH4 in Pregnancy
Surgeon
Pregnant women manufacture CPH4 in their sixth week of pregnancy — in tiny quantities. For a baby, it packs the power of an atomic bomb. It's what gives the fetus the necessary ] to form all the bones in its body. I'd heard they were trying to make a synthetic version of it — didn't realize they'd succeeded. If it really is CPH4, in this quantity, I'm amazed you're still alive.
[[energy]
Lucy
Not for long.
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Existence and Omnipresence in Lucy
Lucy
I AM EVERYWHERE
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Unexpected burden of responsibility and danger
Lucy
* Speaking to herself, after having been given instructions to deliver the drug packet that has been surgically placed inside of her. -->
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The Illusion of Human Uniqueness and Connection
Lucy
Every cell knows and talks to every other cell. They exchange a thousand bits of information between themselves per second. Cells join together forming a joint web of communication, which in turn forms matter. Cells get together, take on one form, deform, reform — makes no difference, they're all the same. Humans consider themselves unique, so they've rooted their whole theory of existence on their uniqueness. "One" is their unit of "measure" — but it's not. All social systems we've put into place are a mere sketch: "one plus one equals two", that's all we've learned, but one plus one has never equaled two — there are in fact no numbers and no letters, we've codified our existence to bring it down to human size, to make it comprehensible, we've created a scale so we can forget its unfathomable scale.
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Loss of Humanity and Newfound Powers
Lucy
I can start to control other peoples bodies. Also I can control magnetic and electric waves, and — not all of them, just the most basic — television, telephone, radio. … I don't feel ], ], ]. It's like all things that make us ] are fading away. It's like the less human I feel, all this ] about ], ], applied ], the ] capacity of the cell's nucleus, they're all exploding inside my ]. All this knowledge. I don't know what to do with it.
[[pain; [fear; [desire; [human; [knowledge; [everything; [quantum physics; [mathematics; [infinite; [brain]
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A Daughter's Struggle for Freedom and Health
Lucy
* Speaking to her mother on a phone, as she has a doctor operate to remove the drug packet from her body.
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