What if your consciousness is an illusion created by your brain?
Phenomenal consciousness is a fiction written by our brains to help us track the impact that the world makes on us
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Consciousness is your awareness of yourself and the world around you. This awareness is subjective and unique to you.
«all our decisions and actions are actually made unconsciously, although we fool ourselves into believing that we consciously made them»