It's inconsistent in the first few paras--if it's not a "feeling brain" (what does that even mean?), how can we trust anything it says about its desires? Was it

It's inconsistent in the first few paras--if it's not a "feeling brain" (what does that even mean?), how can we trust anything it says about its desires? Was it trying to deceive? If not, can it tell that it's inconsistent?