And our emotions, experienced as emotions and not just raw pain/pleasure, are tied into that process
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl
How does consciousness, as you understand it, assist with the making future decisions based on past ones thing?
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Replying to @ireneista @BootlegGirl
"Being conscious" is what happens, according to this theory, when the brain is writing down a memory for retrieval
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Turning the incredible complexity of your senses into a story you can tell to yourself again in the future
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Hence most of us aren't all THAT conscious for most of our waking lives and only become sharply conscious at moments of strong emotion
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Something your brain wants to avoid or seek out in the future
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And you're most conscious of all when you experience conflicting emotions and your brain wants to remember the outcome of a decision
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Hence the sharpest memories of all are our regrets
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Your conscious mind is a sort of blunt hammer that your brain uses to retrain your unconscious
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You reach for a beer and your brain lights up going "Remember what happened last time?"
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And the ability to remember that causal chain on a level more complex than dogs or cats requires the ability to run that sim in your head
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And the ability to mentally "go through" events that aren't actually happening is close as we can tell what "consciousness" is
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl
We aren't really convinced humans are much more complex than cats or dogs. How would you expect to know if they can't do this?
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