Annaka Harris

And so, you know, a lot of things have to happen for any particular conscious experience to take place. I don't, think it's accurate to think of um me as a human as some kind of solid self somewhere here inside my head that these conscious experiences happen to it's that there are these systems that get um

And so, you know, a lot of things have to happen for any particular conscious experience to take place. I don't, think it's accurate to think of um me as a human as some kind of solid self somewhere here inside my head that these conscious experiences happen to it's that there are these systems that get um

And so, you know, a lot of things have to happen for any particular conscious experience to take place. I don't, think it's accurate to think of um me as a human as some kind of solid self somewhere here inside my head that these conscious experiences happen to it's that there are these systems that get um

configured by the unfolding of the universe, however that happens that we don't yet understand or may never understand, that cause certain experiences to arise. And some are incredibly complex and some are very simple. But there's no self that moves through time that is the vehicle of those experiences in any form. So an example I've been giving lately is

configured by the unfolding of the universe, however that happens that we don't yet understand or may never understand, that cause certain experiences to arise. And some are incredibly complex and some are very simple. But there's no self that moves through time that is the vehicle of those experiences in any form. So an example I've been giving lately is

configured by the unfolding of the universe, however that happens that we don't yet understand or may never understand, that cause certain experiences to arise. And some are incredibly complex and some are very simple. But there's no self that moves through time that is the vehicle of those experiences in any form. So an example I've been giving lately is

The experience of self is more and the experience of human mind and any mind really is analogous to an ocean wave. So we call an ocean wave a wave, and we use that term, and we talk about it like it's a thing. And in many senses, we can point to an ocean wave. We can talk about the dynamics of an ocean wave. There are lots of things we can say about it.

The experience of self is more and the experience of human mind and any mind really is analogous to an ocean wave. So we call an ocean wave a wave, and we use that term, and we talk about it like it's a thing. And in many senses, we can point to an ocean wave. We can talk about the dynamics of an ocean wave. There are lots of things we can say about it.

The experience of self is more and the experience of human mind and any mind really is analogous to an ocean wave. So we call an ocean wave a wave, and we use that term, and we talk about it like it's a thing. And in many senses, we can point to an ocean wave. We can talk about the dynamics of an ocean wave. There are lots of things we can say about it.

But we all understand intuitively that an ocean wave is not a thing, a static thing that moves through time. It's a dynamic process in nature. And so the human brain is just a constant dance of electrical firings. much more like an ocean wave than a static thing.

But we all understand intuitively that an ocean wave is not a thing, a static thing that moves through time. It's a dynamic process in nature. And so the human brain is just a constant dance of electrical firings. much more like an ocean wave than a static thing.

But we all understand intuitively that an ocean wave is not a thing, a static thing that moves through time. It's a dynamic process in nature. And so the human brain is just a constant dance of electrical firings. much more like an ocean wave than a static thing.

And so this experience we have of being something that's static and kind of unchanging at its core, moving from one moment to the next, is what the illusion of self entails. And we fail to see that it's much more like an ocean wave where it's an ever-evolving, changing process. It never sits still. It never is one thing.

And so this experience we have of being something that's static and kind of unchanging at its core, moving from one moment to the next, is what the illusion of self entails. And we fail to see that it's much more like an ocean wave where it's an ever-evolving, changing process. It never sits still. It never is one thing.

And so this experience we have of being something that's static and kind of unchanging at its core, moving from one moment to the next, is what the illusion of self entails. And we fail to see that it's much more like an ocean wave where it's an ever-evolving, changing process. It never sits still. It never is one thing.

As I said, you're a different system now than you were when we started this conversation. And so that doesn't mean we can't have a word for it, but the way we think about it because of the way we experience the world I think gives us a false sense of there being these solid entities in the world rather than dynamic processes unfolding over time.

As I said, you're a different system now than you were when we started this conversation. And so that doesn't mean we can't have a word for it, but the way we think about it because of the way we experience the world I think gives us a false sense of there being these solid entities in the world rather than dynamic processes unfolding over time.

As I said, you're a different system now than you were when we started this conversation. And so that doesn't mean we can't have a word for it, but the way we think about it because of the way we experience the world I think gives us a false sense of there being these solid entities in the world rather than dynamic processes unfolding over time.

No, so I think this is really a false assumption. It's a very strong intuition, one that I had my whole life and through most of my career working with scientists as well. But it goes back to one of your first questions about how did the neuroscience get me to start questioning science? whether consciousness goes deeper in nature.

No, so I think this is really a false assumption. It's a very strong intuition, one that I had my whole life and through most of my career working with scientists as well. But it goes back to one of your first questions about how did the neuroscience get me to start questioning science? whether consciousness goes deeper in nature.