Consciousness; a radically new theory. Romansh? (Introduction)

by romansh , Thursday, June 25, 2015, 02:02 (3439 days ago) @ David Turell
edited by dhw, Thursday, June 25, 2015, 07:56

The implication is consciousness is something we use and direct. It does not control. To me this is obvious. I use my consciousness, it does not use me. 
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> http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-06-consciousness-believed-theory.html
&#... -Radically new? I somewhat doubt this. Eastern traditions, Susan Blackmore "Am I conscious now?" point to this. If we think about it and if we believe in cause and effect then consciousness is simply a (limited) window on the brain's inner workings.