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Joscha Bach Λ Karl Friston: Ai, Death, Self, God, Consciousness

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

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The Relationship Between Consciousness and Self

Consciousness is closely linked to the ability to dream, as dreaming involves dissociation from sensory input and a split from one's own self. In schizophrenia, this dissociation occurs while awake, leading to the production of mental representations that appear real but no longer have predictive power. This does not diminish their perceived reality, as some trance states can still be useful representations while others are not.

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