Great question. I’ll have to refine it but it’s:risk to reward -vs- novelty to associativity. I’ll figure out how to express that as the three biochemical causes, but if you think of the brain as an acquisition(loss prevention) calculator amplified by urgency that’s close enough.
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Understanding that consciousness is a byproduct rather than cause helps a great deal. https://t.co/3jqPwN6kVv
Understanding that consciousness is a byproduct rather than cause helps a great deal. https://twitter.com/curtdoolittle/status/1315725955223224320
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https://twitter.com/curtdoolittle/status/1315725955223224320
(Sorry. Another thought. I think an understanding of this phenomenon rapidly dispenses with the illusion that our consciousness is in control, rather than a layer of recursion on top. For example, sleepwalkers can do many things but rarely interact. Consc. evolved for social. )
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(Sorry. Another thought. I think an understanding of this phenomenon rapidly dispenses with the illusion that our consciousness is in control, rather than a layer of recursion on top. For example, sleepwalkers can do many things but rarely interact. Consc. evolved for social. )
Source date (UTC): 2020-10-12 18:48:07 UTC
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The cortex functions as a competition for potential.
Consciousness provides a buffer for the purpose of recursive continuous recursive predictions.
Ergo, it does not issue commands but RELEASES them as they emerge during competition.
An example of Via-negativa in everything.
This is why we maintain the spectrum from reacting to certain phenomena without conscious analysis to acting recursively (incrementally) in time in pursuit of goals.
We only get the choice to recurse if the temporality of the threat is ‘later’.
Thank you for the opportunity to illustrate the criteria for a conscious agency. 😉
The cortex functions as a competition for potential.
Consciousness provides a buffer for the purpose of recursive continuous recursive predictions.
Ergo, it does not issue commands but RELEASES them as they emerge during competition.
An example of Via-negativa in everything.
This is why we maintain the spectrum from reacting to certain phenomena without conscious analysis to acting recursively (incrementally) in time in pursuit of goals.
We only get the choice to recurse if the temporality of the threat is ‘later’.
Thank you for the opportunity to illustrate the criteria for a conscious agency. 😉
Via-negativa in everything:
This is why we maintain the spectrum from reacting to certain phenomena without conscious analysis to acting recursively (incrementally) in time in pursuit of goals.
We only get the choice to recurse if the temporality of the threat is ‘later’.
Source date (UTC): 2020-10-12 18:24:33 UTC
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Via-negativa in everything:
This is why we maintain the spectrum from reacting to certain phenomena without conscious analysis to acting recursively (incrementally) in time in pursuit of goals.
We only get the choice to recurse if the temporality of the threat is ‘later’.
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Minor criticism: The cortex functions as a competition for potential. Consciousness provides a buffer for the purpose of recursive continuous recursive predictions. Ergo, it does not issue commands, but RELEASES them as they emerge during competition.
Via-negativa in everything.
Source date (UTC): 2020-10-12 18:21:37 UTC
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