“Self” is an illusion created by the verbal mind. The Buddhists are right about non-duality. The ego at the center of language alienates us to direct perception of gestalt, and by extension, from reality. (95%)
More bothersome:
The illusion of “Self” might be an obstacle to superior intelligence. Enhanced intelligences may only work (or only work well) within a high-bandwidth network more akin to a Vulcan mind meld than to a salon conversation, one in which individuality is completely lost. (80%)
I read somewhere about the basis for consciousness or “self” being basically about being able to commit to acting towards a specific goal for a longer duration, instead of just being swamped by moment-to-moment sensory input. For example being able to carry a hot bowl of soup to table without dropping it midway when it starts burning one’s fingers.
So upvote on the verbal mind thing, as long as we’re talking about human minds here.
Surprised that nobody has posted this yet...
“Self” is an illusion created by the verbal mind. The Buddhists are right about non-duality. The ego at the center of language alienates us to direct perception of gestalt, and by extension, from reality. (95%)
More bothersome: The illusion of “Self” might be an obstacle to superior intelligence. Enhanced intelligences may only work (or only work well) within a high-bandwidth network more akin to a Vulcan mind meld than to a salon conversation, one in which individuality is completely lost. (80%)
I read somewhere about the basis for consciousness or “self” being basically about being able to commit to acting towards a specific goal for a longer duration, instead of just being swamped by moment-to-moment sensory input. For example being able to carry a hot bowl of soup to table without dropping it midway when it starts burning one’s fingers.
So upvote on the verbal mind thing, as long as we’re talking about human minds here.
Maybe you got that from http://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=791 about the PRISM theory of consciousness?
That’s it, exactly.