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

by romansh , Friday, June 26, 2015, 14:29 (3437 days ago) @ David Turell


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> > Romansh: 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.
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> I accept cause and effect, and you are correct, we have a very limited view of how the brain supplies us with a consciousness, but you avoid the question, are you in control of your consciousness and its ideas and thoughts? I'm sure I am.-No I am not in control of my consciousness! -I don't control any chemical reaction in my brain, at least not in any meaningful sense. I might think I slow down my breathing rate to reduce my heart rate, but I did not control my chemistry to produce the thought about slowing my breathing rate.-Thought is a historical event, whether we measure the historicity of the thought in milliseconds or nanoseconds is a moot point.