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Great article overall.

10 and 13 are somewhat contradictory.

10 posits "the hard problem of consciousness" and "for whatever reason we have phenomenal experiences" while:

13 says "That selfhood is possibly an illusion... and the idea that you are the same person you were yesterday is an illusion your brain-meat gives to you"

I happen to think 13 is closer to the truth. As we learn more about the brain, it will become more clear that "consciousness" is just a movie your brain puts on for you. Bats and dogs and dolphins watch different movies, but we cannot say they are "not conscious."



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