Brain activity of dying people shows signs of near-death experiences

Re:Brain activity of dying people shows signs of near-death ... by rbanffy on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @05:57PM (#35794784)

Without a definition of what’s material in this context, this discussion makes very little sense.

We can’t see objective reality since all we see and sense have to go through our brains. What we can do is to interpret what we see and try to arrive at something that represents a consensus among our different perceptions.

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Re:Brain activity of dying people shows signs of near-death ... by mensetmanusman on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @08:54PM (#35796356)

Are you saying the mind is another form of interpretation? Where is that plane of interpretation happening?

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Re:Brain activity of dying people shows signs of near-death ... by rbanffy on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @05:50AM (#35800174)

We are only aware of the mind's internal representation of objective reality.

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Re:Brain activity of dying people shows signs of near-death ... by mensetmanusman on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @11:43AM (#35803780)

Who is aware? The atoms in the brain are aware?

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Re:Brain activity of dying people shows signs of near-death ... by rbanffy on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @05:46PM (#35808222)

Hard to draw a line without a good definition of awareness. An entire adult brain loaded with a life of experiences? Certainly yes. A 10-week fetus? Almost certainly no.

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Re:Brain activity of dying people shows signs of near-death ... by mensetmanusman on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @10:00PM (#35810389)

It is “the hard problem” :)

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