Consciousness does not exist in relation to neurons or other physical entities. It is experienced by selfs, which happen to be fictional representations generated by brains. Consciousness is a self-experience of fictional characters.
The personal self is a model that the mind creates to evaluate and predict its trajectory through the world. Suicide happens when the projected trajectory does not lead anywhere useful.
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1) But does brain really need a model of "personal self" to track and predict its path in the world? 2) A person X takes his life for reason M, whereas another person may not so for the same reason. Is it not a disadvantage for the brain of person X thats its "self" model has
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1. If you depersonalize you tend to have difficulty to take care of yourself. 2. The reasons are not external, but depend on the model that person has. Most psychological issues are modeling defects.
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