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Primarily the brain, absolutely. I’ve read the illusion of conscious will and similar books. They struck me as overconfident drivel. We do not understand the un
by willmadden 5y ago
Primarily the brain, absolutely. I’ve read the illusion of conscious will and similar books. They struck me as overconfident drivel. We do not understand the universe on a macro or micro scale, and there are just to many oddities for me to dive head first into contemporary explanations of consciousness presented as “fact” by narrow minded “experts”. A physical computer view of the brain could just as easily be an antenna, and damage to either could still cause the observed issues from brain damage, psychological disorders, etc.
A great example to dive into is the phenomenon of crystal polymorphism; specifically, how the primary crystalline form of a chemical changes simultaneously at labs on the other side of the world with no cross contamination. It’s a huge problem for pharmaceutical companies, but the interesting part is that there is no rational explanation for the phenomenon presented by modern science.
Science is based on observable fact, but where humans go off the rails is making the assumption that everything is observable, that observations are sufficiently precise, or by dismissing new ideas out of the narcissism of being an “expert” in a competing theory. It’s a theme that repeats over and over again throughout history.
I think it is entirely possible consciousness could be a related to a force we do not understand or even perceive, similar to crystal polymorphism.