Post by Spenser Hale on Jun 2, 2015 23:13:49 GMT
1. Explain the virtual simulation theory of consciousness.
The virtual simulation theory of consciousness is the fact that what we see in our minds or imagine up is not actually real. “One of the most significant discoveries of modern science is that the world we perceive around us is not as it appears”(Diem-Lane pg. 1). In order for something to be real, we must experience it for ourselves to physically see, feel, or hear that one thing in order for it to be made true. As seen in the video, The Disneyland Of Consciousness, the woman watching the show of the machine who plays Abraham Lincoln thought that the actor did so well that she wanted to meet him after to get his autograph, but later found out it was not an actual person, yet a machine. Just like this example, one may see something that makes them believe it to be one thing, such as a machine being a real human to this woman, yet when it comes to the truth and she was able to talk to the usher she found out that it was not actually a real human as she believed it was through the entire performance.
Sources: The Disneyland of Consciousness by neuralsurfer
Cerebral Mirage Andrea Diem-Lane
2. How does the brain trick us and for what benefit is it for our genetic survival?
The brain tricks us in several ways, some of which are able to help us survive in the world. One way that neuralsurfer describes this is by the example of when he was riding in pirates of the Caribbean and he saw one of the mannequins looking right into his eyes while he floated passed them. Later on he realized that it was only that his mind had made him think he saw him looking into his eyes but it was actually just the effects of the lighting inside the ride. “Yet, the idea that the world in an illusion is not a new insight or the exclusive discovery of modern science, but actually dates back to the beginning of human civilization” (Diem-Lane 2). She is explaining that not only have we realized that our mind has made many illusions out of this world but also people back at the beginning of time realized it. One of the illusions she touches on that help us survive is the illusion of time. Everything in this world is based on time, and if we did not have it, we would be completely lost and have no sense of when to go somewhere or how long you have been at work, etc. Although we have realized our minds play many tricks and illusions on us, it usually benefits us in the long run.
Sources: The Disneyland of Consciousness by neuralsurfer
Cerebral Mirage Andrea Diem-Lane
The virtual simulation theory of consciousness is the fact that what we see in our minds or imagine up is not actually real. “One of the most significant discoveries of modern science is that the world we perceive around us is not as it appears”(Diem-Lane pg. 1). In order for something to be real, we must experience it for ourselves to physically see, feel, or hear that one thing in order for it to be made true. As seen in the video, The Disneyland Of Consciousness, the woman watching the show of the machine who plays Abraham Lincoln thought that the actor did so well that she wanted to meet him after to get his autograph, but later found out it was not an actual person, yet a machine. Just like this example, one may see something that makes them believe it to be one thing, such as a machine being a real human to this woman, yet when it comes to the truth and she was able to talk to the usher she found out that it was not actually a real human as she believed it was through the entire performance.
Sources: The Disneyland of Consciousness by neuralsurfer
Cerebral Mirage Andrea Diem-Lane
2. How does the brain trick us and for what benefit is it for our genetic survival?
The brain tricks us in several ways, some of which are able to help us survive in the world. One way that neuralsurfer describes this is by the example of when he was riding in pirates of the Caribbean and he saw one of the mannequins looking right into his eyes while he floated passed them. Later on he realized that it was only that his mind had made him think he saw him looking into his eyes but it was actually just the effects of the lighting inside the ride. “Yet, the idea that the world in an illusion is not a new insight or the exclusive discovery of modern science, but actually dates back to the beginning of human civilization” (Diem-Lane 2). She is explaining that not only have we realized that our mind has made many illusions out of this world but also people back at the beginning of time realized it. One of the illusions she touches on that help us survive is the illusion of time. Everything in this world is based on time, and if we did not have it, we would be completely lost and have no sense of when to go somewhere or how long you have been at work, etc. Although we have realized our minds play many tricks and illusions on us, it usually benefits us in the long run.
Sources: The Disneyland of Consciousness by neuralsurfer
Cerebral Mirage Andrea Diem-Lane
