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RE: self illusion
April 8, 2019 at 9:53 am
(April 5, 2019 at 7:28 pm)joe90 Wrote: How does the circuitry in my brain give me that "me" feeling? There must be a "me" feeling for every living thing, right? Why am I this "me" and not some other "me". I don't think you will understand what I am trying to ask, but I figured I'd try anyway, so here goes nothing....

It is very weird indeed. I would describe it as a pragmatic illusion of sorts. It’s reality somehow experiencing itself, and the internal processes and models are so complex that they "manifest" into a whole subjective VR experience.
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self illusion - by joe90 - April 5, 2019 at 7:28 pm
RE: self illusion - by The Grand Nudger - April 5, 2019 at 7:55 pm
RE: self illusion - by Alan V - April 5, 2019 at 7:57 pm
RE: self illusion - by brewer - April 5, 2019 at 8:17 pm
RE: self illusion - by LadyForCamus - April 5, 2019 at 8:50 pm
RE: self illusion - by Succubus - April 5, 2019 at 9:08 pm
RE: self illusion - by joe90 - April 5, 2019 at 9:52 pm
RE: self illusion - by LadyForCamus - April 5, 2019 at 10:09 pm
RE: self illusion - by The Valkyrie - April 5, 2019 at 10:17 pm
RE: self illusion - by downbeatplumb - April 8, 2019 at 8:20 am
RE: self illusion - by chimp3 - April 5, 2019 at 8:52 pm
RE: self illusion - by Silver - April 5, 2019 at 8:55 pm
RE: self illusion - by Silver - April 5, 2019 at 9:55 pm
RE: self illusion - by ignoramus - April 6, 2019 at 12:31 am
RE: self illusion - by LastPoet - April 8, 2019 at 8:09 am
RE: self illusion - by Fake Messiah - April 8, 2019 at 9:40 am
RE: self illusion - by robvalue - April 8, 2019 at 9:53 am
RE: self illusion - by Mister Agenda - April 8, 2019 at 1:15 pm
RE: self illusion - by no one - April 8, 2019 at 2:34 pm

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