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Sleep is a manifestation of balance, the balancing to being awake. If you had a species that do not need sleep, that species probably is never that much awake either, as balance is an undeniable aspect of existance.

So most species across the universe will have some form of sleep, or resting periods, in order to regain energy.

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I don't question it, I simply enjoy it.

On the other hand, dreaming is a VERY weird concept.

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Are you the dreamer or the dreamed ?

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it's probably an evolutionary response to the cycle of day & night

if we ever find life on a tidal locked planet maybe we'll find out

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almost all? You mean insects?

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I thought there were some for whom sleep is optional?

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Only ones I can think of are insects, but I dont know. I think all mammals do?

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Insects sleep. Flies and moths are the easiest to find.

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Almost all? What animal doesn't sleep?

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There are many animals that go into some sort of very low energy periods, like fish.

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You ever read about the Russian sleep deprivation experiments? Its pretty wild.

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I don't find it weird at all. I'm down when the sun is down.