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The next logical step is to notice that the eye also processes the optical signal heavily, and the visual cortex,... etc. Any kind of perception, of making sens
by nine_k 2y ago
The next logical step is to notice that the eye also processes the optical signal heavily, and the visual cortex,... etc. Any kind of perception, of making sense is a transformation.
To perceive something "truthfully" is just to be aware of the kind of processing involved, and the kind of information altered or lost in the process.
- brookst 2y agoExactly. Most of what we perceive is fabricated in our heads anyway. Brains are amazing and positively not designed for 100% pure reality perception.
- weard_beard 2y agoKeep going. https://tpp2014.com/catherine-malabou-concept-plasticity/ https://tpp2014.com/catherine-malabou-concept-plasticity/ https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262720212/the-embodied-mind/ https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262720212/the-embodied-mind/ The camera is our nervous system and chemical transports. Whenever a friend tells me about the latest AI experiment resulting in AGI my stock response is, "Have they put it in a rat suit yet?"