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Annaka Harris

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Modern Wisdom
#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness

I don't think so. I don't think that's the right way to think about it.

Modern Wisdom
#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness

I don't think so. I don't think that's the right way to think about it.

Modern Wisdom
#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness

I think the contents, the things that are being experienced can be more powerful, can be stronger, can be more vivid. But I think consciousness is consciousness. If it's being experienced, that's consciousness. And I don't know. I mean, you know, a lot of people would disagree with me. Even people who are kind of in this world of wondering if consciousness goes deeper in nature.

Modern Wisdom
#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness

I think the contents, the things that are being experienced can be more powerful, can be stronger, can be more vivid. But I think consciousness is consciousness. If it's being experienced, that's consciousness. And I don't know. I mean, you know, a lot of people would disagree with me. Even people who are kind of in this world of wondering if consciousness goes deeper in nature.

Modern Wisdom
#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness

I think the contents, the things that are being experienced can be more powerful, can be stronger, can be more vivid. But I think consciousness is consciousness. If it's being experienced, that's consciousness. And I don't know. I mean, you know, a lot of people would disagree with me. Even people who are kind of in this world of wondering if consciousness goes deeper in nature.

Modern Wisdom
#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness

I've written a couple of articles on this subject of why I think that particular way of seeing things doesn't really make sense. But. Yeah, I tend to think of consciousness as even though there's a spectrum of content, consciousness itself is really binary. It's either there or it's not.

Modern Wisdom
#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness

I've written a couple of articles on this subject of why I think that particular way of seeing things doesn't really make sense. But. Yeah, I tend to think of consciousness as even though there's a spectrum of content, consciousness itself is really binary. It's either there or it's not.

Modern Wisdom
#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness

I've written a couple of articles on this subject of why I think that particular way of seeing things doesn't really make sense. But. Yeah, I tend to think of consciousness as even though there's a spectrum of content, consciousness itself is really binary. It's either there or it's not.

Modern Wisdom
#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness

This is the kind of thing that keeps me up at night. Exactly. Yeah, it's good.

Modern Wisdom
#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness

This is the kind of thing that keeps me up at night. Exactly. Yeah, it's good.

Modern Wisdom
#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness

This is the kind of thing that keeps me up at night. Exactly. Yeah, it's good.

Modern Wisdom
#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness

A low humming noise and nothing else. I wouldn't say that's less consciousness than what I'm experiencing now. I would say that's less content.

Modern Wisdom
#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness

A low humming noise and nothing else. I wouldn't say that's less consciousness than what I'm experiencing now. I would say that's less content.

Modern Wisdom
#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness

A low humming noise and nothing else. I wouldn't say that's less consciousness than what I'm experiencing now. I would say that's less content.

Modern Wisdom
#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness

breadth or whatever or at least for us to be able to detect more signal let's say there's no reason to assume that we are the the ceiling of that oh no absolutely not no i think there are you know likely more complex things to be experienced than the things we experience um i also you know part of why i've come to this conclusion is

Modern Wisdom
#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness

breadth or whatever or at least for us to be able to detect more signal let's say there's no reason to assume that we are the the ceiling of that oh no absolutely not no i think there are you know likely more complex things to be experienced than the things we experience um i also you know part of why i've come to this conclusion is

Modern Wisdom
#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness

breadth or whatever or at least for us to be able to detect more signal let's say there's no reason to assume that we are the the ceiling of that oh no absolutely not no i think there are you know likely more complex things to be experienced than the things we experience um i also you know part of why i've come to this conclusion is

Modern Wisdom
#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness

is because of another area of neuroscience, which more or less proves that this feeling of being a self that we have is an illusion. And I can explain more about that, but the way you just referenced... you know, a dolphin or a human or as if that's a solid entity that has experiences. The way I think is a more accurate way to think of it is that conscious experiences take place in the universe.

Modern Wisdom
#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness

is because of another area of neuroscience, which more or less proves that this feeling of being a self that we have is an illusion. And I can explain more about that, but the way you just referenced... you know, a dolphin or a human or as if that's a solid entity that has experiences. The way I think is a more accurate way to think of it is that conscious experiences take place in the universe.

Modern Wisdom
#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness

is because of another area of neuroscience, which more or less proves that this feeling of being a self that we have is an illusion. And I can explain more about that, but the way you just referenced... you know, a dolphin or a human or as if that's a solid entity that has experiences. The way I think is a more accurate way to think of it is that conscious experiences take place in the universe.