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Re:Decades-long bet on consciousness ends – it’s philosopher... by piloto_ciego on Saturday June 24, 2023 @03:39PM (#36462005)
Does a human form a single consciousness? I’m not so sure it does what with being able to hold conflicting ideas simultaneously.
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Re:Decades-long bet on consciousness ends – it’s philosopher... by kaba0 on Sunday June 25, 2023 @02:43AM (#36465618)
I don’t completely get your second sentence, but we can surely hold multiple conflicting ideas simultaneously — we are absolutely nowhere near rational.
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