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What if your consciousness is an illusion created by your brain?
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~16 min read · From 2019 · 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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Does consciousness come from the brain’s electromagnetic field?
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~11 min read · 2021-04-05 · Instead of a code encrypted in the wiring of our neurons, could consciousness reside in the brain’s electromagnetic field?
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To say what consciousness is, science explores where it isn’t
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~14 min read · From 2020 · Can electrical impulses in the brain explain the stuff that dreams are made on? What a new consciousness-detector reveals
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Consciousness is neither a spooky mystery nor an illusory belief
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10 min read · From 2019 · Consciousness is neither a spooky mystery nor an illusory belief. It’s a valid and causally efficacious biological reality
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Consciousness is not a thing, but a process of inference
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~16 min read · From 2017 · The special trick of consciousness is being able to project action and time into a range of possible futures
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Your brain does not process information and it is not a computer
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~18 min read · From 2016 · Your brain does not process information, retrieve knowledge or store memories. In short: your brain is not a computer
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Five reasons why moral philosophy is distracting and harmful
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~15 min read · 2021-07-23 · Moral philosophy is bogus, a mere substitute for God that licenses ugly emotions. Here are five reasons to reject it
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What can we learn from the perennial philosophy of Aldous Huxley?
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~12 min read · From 2020 · Aldous Huxley argued that all religions in the world were underpinned by universal beliefs and experiences. Was he right?
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New therapies offer hope for people trapped by disorders of consciousness
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~11 min read · From 2020 · After years of deep therapeutic pessimism, emerging therapies offer hope for patients trapped between coma and wakefulness
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