We are self-aware, and we are left wondering what that means, but we are not self-aware enough to understand what we are and how we work
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Sad thing about the human condition is that we have enough introspection capabilities to ask hard questions, but not enough to find answers
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It's hard to beat your own dying enthusiasm. Gotta find reason why to tackle how.
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Not sad - we can solve those problems. Answers will be fascinating, but will also produce newer, even more interesting, questions.
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How do consciousness, qualia, & intelligence work? These questions are real, fascinating, and have answers we can find.
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In good time.
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What kinds of questions?
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We know how we got here (evolution), and what to do now that we're here. Our knowledge can improve forever, but never be perfect or certain.
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Asking hard questions creates new uncertainty, and a strong motivation to work at finding the answer. This is how humans make progress.
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