Post by nathanabcede123 on Jul 20, 2015 0:43:52 GMT
Explain the virtual simulation theory of consciousness.
The virtual simulation theory of consciousness suggests that consciousness is a virtual simulator because it believes in what it creates and shows the person what they want to see. This is proven by the statement “Consciousness is a fantastic simulator and because of its inclusivity and insular engineering is has an inherent tendency to believe its own machinations are exterior to itself and not as the byproduct of its own interiority” (75). Consciousness can be seen as a virtual simulator because it creates situations using imagination to show the outcome(s). This simulator can also affect reality from fiction by making us believe what isn’t real. The brain also acts as a virtual simulator because of the dreams we get when we sleep. The brain depicts images and events based on our last thought before we go to bed and/or something we think about constantly. The consciousness can leak into the dream showing our deeper thoughts that we have chosen to forget or we choose not to think about. This is proven by the statement “We already know that the brain is a virtual simulator because of dreaming where everything is hallucinated by us, even without us knowing how and why we are doing it” (106).
How does the brain trick us and for what benefit is it for our genetic survival?
The brain tricks us by making us believe in its own creations, whether it be an event or an object. This is proven by the statement “…The brain tricks us into believing its own machinations as something that is not sui generis. All this trickery does serve one underlying purpose: keeping our organism intact long enough to recapitulate itself” (102). The brain creates event and objects based on what the person has experienced and sometimes enhances it drastically. It creates your greatest desires as well as greatest fears and it also shows how you are incorporated in it. The brain does trick us, but sometimes it can benefit us, especially for survival. The book Is the Universe an App? uses Near-Death Experiences (NDE) as an example, a NDE usually changes a person’s outlook on life because of almost losing their own. There are people who claim to have seen their high-ranking religious beings in the process of their NDE, Budda for Buddhists, Jesus for Christians, and so on. From an evolutionary perspective, the brain gives the person a reason to continue living despite having a NDE, this in-turn causes the person to reevaluate life giving a better reason to live life. This is proven by the statement “From an evolutionary perspective, this seems to indicate that NDE’s are not about a purported afterlife but rather about the brain’s amazing ability to create a reason or purpose to continue living, drawing as it does from the person’s own unique biographical circumstances” (102).
The virtual simulation theory of consciousness suggests that consciousness is a virtual simulator because it believes in what it creates and shows the person what they want to see. This is proven by the statement “Consciousness is a fantastic simulator and because of its inclusivity and insular engineering is has an inherent tendency to believe its own machinations are exterior to itself and not as the byproduct of its own interiority” (75). Consciousness can be seen as a virtual simulator because it creates situations using imagination to show the outcome(s). This simulator can also affect reality from fiction by making us believe what isn’t real. The brain also acts as a virtual simulator because of the dreams we get when we sleep. The brain depicts images and events based on our last thought before we go to bed and/or something we think about constantly. The consciousness can leak into the dream showing our deeper thoughts that we have chosen to forget or we choose not to think about. This is proven by the statement “We already know that the brain is a virtual simulator because of dreaming where everything is hallucinated by us, even without us knowing how and why we are doing it” (106).
How does the brain trick us and for what benefit is it for our genetic survival?
The brain tricks us by making us believe in its own creations, whether it be an event or an object. This is proven by the statement “…The brain tricks us into believing its own machinations as something that is not sui generis. All this trickery does serve one underlying purpose: keeping our organism intact long enough to recapitulate itself” (102). The brain creates event and objects based on what the person has experienced and sometimes enhances it drastically. It creates your greatest desires as well as greatest fears and it also shows how you are incorporated in it. The brain does trick us, but sometimes it can benefit us, especially for survival. The book Is the Universe an App? uses Near-Death Experiences (NDE) as an example, a NDE usually changes a person’s outlook on life because of almost losing their own. There are people who claim to have seen their high-ranking religious beings in the process of their NDE, Budda for Buddhists, Jesus for Christians, and so on. From an evolutionary perspective, the brain gives the person a reason to continue living despite having a NDE, this in-turn causes the person to reevaluate life giving a better reason to live life. This is proven by the statement “From an evolutionary perspective, this seems to indicate that NDE’s are not about a purported afterlife but rather about the brain’s amazing ability to create a reason or purpose to continue living, drawing as it does from the person’s own unique biographical circumstances” (102).