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Anil Seth explores the mystery of consciousness

The TED Interview

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The Only Thing That Matters Is Consciousness

In a way it's underpinning of everything that matters, right? Yeah there's a lovely thought experiment to generally be a bit skeptical of thought experiments because they don't generate any data. But this one is kind of fun because it really underlines what is at stake. To put it to its maximum extent, consciousness is the only thing that matters. That's what drives people to go see as a psychiatrist. And maybe even beyond that, I mean the only reason we care about any issue is because it somehow impacts some point on suffering or joy and if no one felt anything, nothing would matter anyway.

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