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I agree with you. But it seems that pain probably existed before higher reasoning (since it's a associated with the older parts of the brain), so it's a bit of
by Sosh101 5y ago
I agree with you. But it seems that pain probably existed before higher reasoning (since it's a associated with the older parts of the brain), so it's a bit of a puzzle. Maybe early on the pain mechanisms existed without the associated qualia, or maybe pain also forces other control systems to be bypassed.
- aeternum 5y agoAn imperfect but generally good model of the brain is the basic/reptilian portion still in control by default, but with the higher reasoning able to act as an override. This is why it takes effort to do something like ignore pain, say no to candy bars, etc.