On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 11:38:32PM +0100, Quentin Anciaux wrote:
>
> Le Mercredi 6 Décembre 2006 19:35, Brent Meeker a écrit :
> > Quentin Anciaux wrote:
> > ...
> >
> > > Another thing that puzzles me is that consciousness should be generated
> > > by physical (and chemicals which is also "physical") activities of the
> > > brain, yet I feel my consciousness (in fact me) is located in the upper
> > > front of my skull... Why then neurons located in the back of my brain do
> > > not generate conscious feeling ? And if they do participate, why am I
> > > located in the front of my brain ? Why this location ? Why only a tiny
> > > part of the brain feels conscious activities ?
> >
> > Because you're not an ancient Greek. They felt their consciousness was
> > located in their stomach.
> >
> > Brent Meeker
>
> While I'm not, the questionning was serious... While I've never ask where
> other people feels they were... I'm there (in upper front of the brain)... Is
> my "feelings" not in accordance with yours ?
>
> Quenton
>
I don't feel very pointlike. Rather my consciousness feels distributed over
a volume that is usually a substantial fraction of my brain. When
meditating my consciousness feels like it expands to fill the room or
maybe even larger.
What of it? Probably not significant....
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