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> You (i.e. your body) are clearly aware of yourself (i.e. your body.) QED. Reminds of “I think therefore I am” except a body doubting self-awareness shows the
by jwdunne 5y ago
> You (i.e. your body) are clearly aware of yourself (i.e. your body.) QED.
Reminds of “I think therefore I am” except a body doubting self-awareness shows the body is aware of the thing it doubts the existence of. Nice.
- guerrilla 5y agoWell, "I think therefore I am" is really question begging if taken as a deduction and can be ambiguous, depending on the speaker and context, since the referent of "I" is not always clear. (i.e. does it mean mind, body, soul, etc.) Something thinks though, and something is obviously aware; since you have direct empirical evidence of both. You don't need an argument for either.
- podgaj 5y agoYou should read "I am a Strange Loop". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_a_Strange_Loop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_a_Strange_Loop But it is an assumption that the body is aware of itself. That is part of the same illusion. When you dream, does that dream feel real?
- PeterisP 5y agoI don't think I'm capable of actual introspection or self-awareness during a dream; I feel and experience certain things but IMHO I can apply my consciousness to these things to properly notice anything about them only afterwards when I wake up. I.e. the question "does that dream feel real" is only answerable when I have woken up and interpret my recent memories of that dream, which can easily be post-factum rationalization that has nothing to do with what I actually felt back when I was dreaming.