> Consciousness is the aggregate of emotional, sensory, and thought formations... That's one theory among many. Are these identities static or dynamic in natur

> Consciousness is the aggregate of emotional, sensory, and thought formations... That's one theory among many. Are these identities static or dynamic in nature? > If it is unclear why consciousness is not a social construct, you can experiment with isolation and introspection. Retreats, meditation, psychedelics, anything that involves observing the movements of your mind without getting tangled up into words and semantics. I don't find this compelling because it's really difficult to find a person who wasn't born to another person and lived amongst other people in order to run this experiment. "Observing" myself thinking of a movie while I meditate seems circular and I don't think you can be an observer and be the observed at the same time.