Re: On the subjective experience of consciousness

From: Metaqualia (metaqualia@mynichi.com)
Date: Mon Mar 29 2004 - 22:26:16 MST


> Because evolution discovered a fitness adaptation that involves keeping
> a mental model of the world, as well as a model of self, as well as
> reasoning capability, etc. Any time you query that system through
> introspection, you're dealing with the model of self, and of course it
> (yourself) answers in the first person as expected.

and why should _that_ mechanical process feel like it does?

mq



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