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A person can't be wrong that they have consciousness, but they can be mistaken about about the character of their conscious experiences. We tend to think that
by eigenspace 8y ago
A person can't be wrong that they have consciousness, but they can be mistaken about about the character of their conscious experiences.
We tend to think that we have a very continuous constant stream of attention and thought but in reality if you learn to pay attention, you'll see that your mind is pretty erratic and experience is not at all like your memories tend to represent.
- whatshisface 8y agoI don't think most people have a belief about how continuous or erratic their consciousness is, because the only time words are used to describe things is when you are distinguishing between more than one thing.