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Re:Making the hard problem of consciousness easier by bsenftner on Saturday May 29, 2021 @06:56AM (#27324403)
We observe our own consciousness all the time. It's just that your consciousness is closed to all but you.
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Re:Making the hard problem of consciousness easier by zepto on Saturday May 29, 2021 @11:52AM (#27326037)
That’s not what we call an ‘observation’ in science.
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Re:Making the hard problem of consciousness easier by collyw on Sunday May 30, 2021 @07:03AM (#27332321)
Experience is a more accurate word. Meditation asks you to observe the experience.
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Re:Making the hard problem of consciousness easier by zepto on Sunday May 30, 2021 @10:10AM (#27333366)
Yes, but that ‘observing’ is not the same as what science calls ‘observing’.
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