I laughed. Out loud. Although I suspect the same accusation could be levelled at every attempt at a scientific theory of consciousness?https://twitter.com/Plinz/status/972985523206795266 …
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Replying to @chrisfcarroll
I think that consciousness is an integrated protocol of the contents of our attention, accessible only as a memory. We are not conscious in actuality and don’t experience the present moment. We can test that hypothesis.
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Replying to @Plinz @chrisfcarroll
Technically, we're partially aware of the immediate past. Most of the contents of consciousness are comprised of composited reflexive recall, though it's useful in many cases to refer to it as the present, as it tells us volumes more than what we're physically detecting.
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Replying to @chophshiy @chrisfcarroll
I suspect that our interactions with the present are completely reactive, and the conscious narrative is only created in hindsight, for learning purposes.
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Replying to @Plinz @chrisfcarroll
I can see how you would get there, given the data. I think it's nonconstructive to say things like 'we're not actually conscious' and 'completely reactive'. All things are completely reactive if one believes in determinism;That's not exclusive of choice/present consciousness...
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What I mean is that we are not conscious of and acting on the present moment, whereas our conscious experience suggests that we are conscious here and now ("in actuality") and deliberative (as opposed to reactive).
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