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self illusion
April 5, 2019 at 7:28 pm
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....
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RE: self illusion
April 5, 2019 at 7:55 pm (This post was last modified: April 5, 2019 at 7:59 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
IDK if every living thing has a "me" feeling...but why would all of your "you" apparatus give you some other feeling? They are your eyes, your mouth, your nose, your hands, your brain..after all. It would be more anomalous if you had an "other than you" feeling. Don't you think?

I've been there, actually. Got hit really...really hard. The feeling faded as the damage was repaired. Took awhile.
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RE: self illusion
April 5, 2019 at 7:57 pm (This post was last modified: April 5, 2019 at 8:18 pm by Alan V.)
(April 5, 2019 at 7:28 pm)amerikkka 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....


You are your body.  Anything that happens to your body and in your brain happens to you.  Your sense of self, your self-concept, is largely constructed from such information.

As to why you are only a certain "me," it's because to are discrete from other "me's" and don't share their personal information.  Otherwise, you would think they are you too.
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RE: self illusion
April 5, 2019 at 8:17 pm
You, as an individual, have a unique sensory experience from the thems..
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental. 
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RE: self illusion
April 5, 2019 at 8:50 pm
Lol, handle is “amerikkka”? I’ll eat my shoes if this one isn’t a troll.
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”

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RE: self illusion
April 5, 2019 at 8:52 pm
Chimps have a "me" feeling too! So do dogs. Nothing mysterious.
God thinks it's fun to confuse primates. Larsen's God!






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RE: self illusion
April 5, 2019 at 8:55 pm (This post was last modified: April 5, 2019 at 8:56 pm by Silver.)
Quote:Emotions come from the limbic system of the brain, which is made up of several structures located in the cerebral cortex.

https://www.quora.com/Where-do-the-emoti...-the-heart
https://www.scientificamerican.com/artic...-emotions/
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RE: self illusion
April 5, 2019 at 9:08 pm
(April 5, 2019 at 8:50 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: Lol, handle is “amerikkka”? I’ll eat my shoes if this one isn’t a troll.

Its 'Amorica'

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It's amazing 'science' always seems to 'find' whatever it is funded for, and never the oppsite. Drich.
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RE: self illusion
April 5, 2019 at 9:52 pm
(April 5, 2019 at 8:50 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: Lol, handle is “amerikkka”? I’ll eat my shoes if this one isn’t a troll.

the three k's stand for ku klux klan
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RE: self illusion
April 5, 2019 at 9:55 pm
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