[The following is a slightly modified excerpt from'The Emperor's New Clothes: How Our Culture is Nakedly Stupid' by Lewis Ungit (c) 2021. ] We humans are conscious. And we are conscious of the fact that we are conscious. The great Enlightenment philosopher and mathematician Rene Descartes put this at the very center of knowledge. Everything else could be questioned. I could be a butterfly dreaming that I am a human. But one thing I know: "I think, therefore I am." It is impossible to deny this without self-contradiction.
Sorry I was actually referring to his wife. My fault as I should’ve been clearer. I thought Rupert Spira’s discussion with Sam Harris was very enjoyable and Rupert’s consciousness point, superb.
Sorry I was actually referring to his wife. My fault as I should’ve been clearer. I thought Rupert Spira’s discussion with Sam Harris was very enjoyable and Rupert’s consciousness point, superb.
I don’t know if you’ve watched Harris’s latest discussion with Lex Fridman? Well worth a watch in my opinion.