The brain

[Alan V]

The problem is yes the evidence confirmed the brain-as-conscious creator, but, it also goes just as well with receiver.

So you have two equality valid hypothesis, and the evidence goes with both.

Does it really?  How?  What is the warrant for even suggesting the brain-as-receiver idea, which adds a whole other unnecessary (and therefore uneconomical) level to reality to support it?  The fact that we would prefer reality to be that way?

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Observation->hypothesis->experiment or prediction->hypothesis disconfirmed or tentatively supported.

So circular.

Spiraling, not circular.