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Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness

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RE: Sam Harris On Defining Consciousness

August 24, 2015 at 3:54 pm

I'm not great with this type of philosophy stuff so bear with me.

What does a definition of consciousness do for us (other than give us defining terms)? Once there is an agreed upon definition, then what?

Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.

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