Post by dannyali23 on Jul 20, 2015 19:09:50 GMT
Explain the virtual simulation theory of consciousness?
The virtual simulation theory of consciousness is the belief that objects that are seen can stimulate in our consciousness and have objects or events to be real when they are seen virtually or in our minds. In the “Disneyland of Consciousness” film, the example that was used was the elder woman believed in her mind that the automation of Abraham Lincoln was played by an actor, as she wanted an autograph after the show. Her cerebral was deceptive by nature as it could not process that the show was held by just a robot.
The virtual theory of consciousness in “Is the Universe an App” is stated as “The investigation of sensory experience, mental experience, mental experience, and spiritual experience: the eye of flesh, the eye of mind, and the eye of contemplation: all level, all quadrant” (Lane 2). There are many things seen throughout the day that are seen as legitimate, but the theory is that these have all occurred due to a virtual stimulation that has occurred in the cerebral.
How does the brain trick us and how does it benefit our genetic survival?
The brain tricks us in constantly throughout our lives in different settings. As described in the “Cerebral Mirage” the tricks are played are to stimulate imagination. The purpose of the tricks that are played are to enhance performance in the brain as part of our genetic survival. There are several different ways a brain can trick a way we think or what we believe we see. The example used in “Disneyland of Consciousness” is the man and his friend believing the automation of characters from Pirate of Carribean. Another example that is used often are the videos of illusions found on the internet. The video is just black and white colors to move in a certain fashion to make us believe the art is coming towards us. The author in “Cerebral Mirage” calls the tricks being played as it “necessitates a deep understanding of biological evolution and natural selection” (Lane 14).
The virtual simulation theory of consciousness is the belief that objects that are seen can stimulate in our consciousness and have objects or events to be real when they are seen virtually or in our minds. In the “Disneyland of Consciousness” film, the example that was used was the elder woman believed in her mind that the automation of Abraham Lincoln was played by an actor, as she wanted an autograph after the show. Her cerebral was deceptive by nature as it could not process that the show was held by just a robot.
The virtual theory of consciousness in “Is the Universe an App” is stated as “The investigation of sensory experience, mental experience, mental experience, and spiritual experience: the eye of flesh, the eye of mind, and the eye of contemplation: all level, all quadrant” (Lane 2). There are many things seen throughout the day that are seen as legitimate, but the theory is that these have all occurred due to a virtual stimulation that has occurred in the cerebral.
How does the brain trick us and how does it benefit our genetic survival?
The brain tricks us in constantly throughout our lives in different settings. As described in the “Cerebral Mirage” the tricks are played are to stimulate imagination. The purpose of the tricks that are played are to enhance performance in the brain as part of our genetic survival. There are several different ways a brain can trick a way we think or what we believe we see. The example used in “Disneyland of Consciousness” is the man and his friend believing the automation of characters from Pirate of Carribean. Another example that is used often are the videos of illusions found on the internet. The video is just black and white colors to move in a certain fashion to make us believe the art is coming towards us. The author in “Cerebral Mirage” calls the tricks being played as it “necessitates a deep understanding of biological evolution and natural selection” (Lane 14).
