Ditto. But then I noticed that the 10% used by consciousness is within the 100% used by the ‘thinker’ or some sort of metaphor like that. It is not a different part of the brain, just the part that is currently accessible.
That is my problem with ‘me’ and ‘my brain’ as two different things. Why does no one else seem to have a feeling of identity with their whole brains? Why do they not take ownership of all their actions? Boy, the idea that there are two minds takes a long time to die.
So I liked the posting and I am voting it up but I hope your can find another way to express consciousness then an awkward first person singular pronoun.
Why does no one else seem to have a feeling of identity with their whole brains? Why do they not take ownership of all their actions?
I’d rather go a step farther and identify with my whole organism. But the real action isn’t in how one parses one’s identity, but in which aspects of oneself are targeted for change and which are accepted.
From Phil’s post:
When I say “I”, I mean the conscious part of this thing called Phil.
We think that we, the rational part, can do a better job of managing our team.
Yeah, I always wondered about that… sure, it sounds good: try hard, and you can accomplish anything!
But independent of whether it’s even true or not, how could anyone actually know it’s true? Who volunteered to have 90% of their brain scooped out to see if it made any difference?
(I can see it now: “No, Mr Smith, you were always a complete moron—that’s why you let us scoop out 90% of your brain”)
That myth again?
No, not that myth again. I’m using the same words to say something completely different. That’s why it’s funny. I hope.
I was going to comment on how clever it is and how someone was going to object loudly without getting the joke, but I clearly wasn’t fast enough.
Ditto. But then I noticed that the 10% used by consciousness is within the 100% used by the ‘thinker’ or some sort of metaphor like that. It is not a different part of the brain, just the part that is currently accessible.
That is my problem with ‘me’ and ‘my brain’ as two different things. Why does no one else seem to have a feeling of identity with their whole brains? Why do they not take ownership of all their actions? Boy, the idea that there are two minds takes a long time to die.
So I liked the posting and I am voting it up but I hope your can find another way to express consciousness then an awkward first person singular pronoun.
I’d rather go a step farther and identify with my whole organism. But the real action isn’t in how one parses one’s identity, but in which aspects of oneself are targeted for change and which are accepted.
From Phil’s post:
Conscious part and rational part aren’t the same.
Right on torekp, voted up
It’s more like ~5%, really.
Yeah, I always wondered about that… sure, it sounds good: try hard, and you can accomplish anything!
But independent of whether it’s even true or not, how could anyone actually know it’s true? Who volunteered to have 90% of their brain scooped out to see if it made any difference?
(I can see it now: “No, Mr Smith, you were always a complete moron—that’s why you let us scoop out 90% of your brain”)