RE: How could we trust our consciousness ?!
December 27, 2018 at 11:54 am
(This post was last modified: December 27, 2018 at 1:18 pm by brewer.)
(December 27, 2018 at 11:07 am)polymath257 Wrote:(December 27, 2018 at 4:11 am)zainab Wrote: Our consciousness was not designed to realize the world .. It grew up and evolved for our survival
Yes. So it has to reliably interpret at least some aspects of reality sufficiently to allow for survival.
Nobody is claiming that we have a *perfect* model of reality or that we have access to *all* the information out there. in fact, we know exactly the opposite: humans do not see ultraviolet light, for example. We do not hear ultrasound. We do not detect neutrinos. All of those are aspects of reality that we do not even detect, let alone interpret correctly.
But, if we detect a tree in front of us, we can be assured that there is something there in reality that reflects green light from chlorophyll molecules and has xylem and phloem for water transport.
The same is true if we see a leopard: we can be reasonably sure there is a predator there that could impact our survival.
I like the "us" and "we" part. It's not like an individual has to validate everything in a vacuum.
Edit: After thought. Is the OP's consciousness experiencing things that others indicate he shouldn't be trusting?
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
