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Is Consciousness Just a Trick?
David Wheeler: How do you think about consciousness? Is it a fun little trick that the human mind does, or is it somehow fundamental to this whole thing? He says he's attracted to Lanza's notion of biocentrism. Wheeler: Some ancient incubatory practices were trying to get in touch with consciousness. They were entering into suspended states of animation in cave-like settings.