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> How do I know I am conscious and my perception of my own consciousness isn’t an illusion itself? I can’t figure out what the difference would be between this
by leephillips 4y ago
> How do I know I am conscious and my perception of my own consciousness isn’t an illusion itself?
I can’t figure out what the difference would be between this “illusion” and “real” consciousness. Somewhere Sam Harris says something to the effect that our consciousness is the only thing we can be absolutely sure is real, almost by definition. If it were an illusion, then we would have to be conscious to experience the illusion.
- rbanffy 4y ago> I can’t figure out what the difference would be between this “illusion” and “real” consciousness. That's the point. We can't. > If it were an illusion, then we would have to be conscious to experience the illusion. Or, at least something other than us would need to be conscious in order to experience what it'd be like being us.