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David Eagleman: A neuroscientist discusses time, perception and consciousness

Into the Magic Shop

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The Uncertainty of Consciousness

Descartes said uncertainty is an uncomfortable position, but certainty is an absurd one. Humans have this need to handle uncertainty and they create narratives to explain things. The people who piss on the Penrose, Hammeroff version of consciousness say maybe they're the same thing. It could be totally unrelated. We just don't know.

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