(a) I argue (daily) that we fully understand consciousness but that philosophers

(a) I argue (daily) that we fully understand consciousness but that philosophers are propagating the opposite because they’re too ignorant of the current science. Even within the sciences there is an emphasis on the leaves producing ignorance of trees and forest. In other words, the operational function of the nervous system, and the brain in particular, is relatively simple – it’s just massive, in parallel, and a highly competitive ‘economy’ fighting for attention.

(b) Consciousness is incredibly simple, really. (All first principles of the universe at all scales are simple.) But it requires quite a bit of knowledge to understand. And it’s much easier if you have knowledge of neural networks, neuroscience, and demonstrated behavior down sufficiently to comprehend that simplicity.

(c) I teach it and am producing courseware on it, so I’m relatively certain this is the case 😉

Seriously. It’s simple.

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