I really struggle to understand what consciousness is supposed to be. Panpsychism has the same ring to me as "consciousness is an illusion". And both mean nothing to me. Except of course I think I am conscious 🤔? if 2 people swap concuisnesses what would change about them? I'd say nothing. It seems to be just a brain function that allows for us to self-relate (which makes sense if your survival is based on building models that explain the past and predict the future in relation to yourself).
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I really struggle to understand what consciousness is supposed to be. Panpsychism has the same ring to me as "consciousness is an illusion". And both mean nothing to me. Except of course I think I am conscious 🤔? if 2 people swap concuisnesses what would change about them? I'd say nothing. It seems to be just a brain function that allows for us to self-relate (which makes sense if your survival is based on building models that explain the past and predict the future in relation to yourself).