Post by kevinvelasquez on Jun 12, 2015 13:50:59 GMT
Week 5 & 6 Question 1: Explain the virtual simulation theory of consciousness?
The virtual simulation theory of consciousness is “Neuroscience has more or less established that the brain is a simulator par excellence and that what we see, hear, touch, and smell are the results of how our central nervous system processes both external and internal stimuli and then reconstructs a virtual environment in which we react accordingly” (Is the Universe an App, page 114 PDF). This process is what helps humans to survive, the person can back up from a dangerous situation “in imagination and consciousness, you can play out as if it is real and project all kinds of in game earnings to see which one will work to your advantage” (Brain Burn: Consciousness as a Virtual Simulator, Youtube). People are able to play out different choices in their minds and consider a correct one to survive. Otherwise we will die. We are the driver in our human body vehicle that helps us move around, eat, and etc.
Week 5 & 6 Question 2: How does the brain trick us and for what benefit is it for our genetic survival?
The Cerebral Mirage is “a spell […] which gave a false sense of knowledge and certainty” (Cerebral Mirage, page 5). Our brain tricks us by limiting our “channels of potential knowledge” and “tune-in to certain set of frequencies and from this limited data set we extrapolate and pontificate about the world” (Cerebral Mirage, page 13). By limiting the in-take of everything that exists around us, humans can focus on themselves and key important events and items that benefit ourselves. “One’s awareness is invariably related to keeping one’s body alive long enough so as to insure progeny” (Cerebral Mirage, page 14). Therefore, the brain tricking us is ultimately a filter that helps us from information overload and helps us focus to make clear and concise judgment calls when dangerous events occur rather than us trying to figure what is happening in that exact moment because by the end of us deducing the situation, the damage could already be caused.
The virtual simulation theory of consciousness is “Neuroscience has more or less established that the brain is a simulator par excellence and that what we see, hear, touch, and smell are the results of how our central nervous system processes both external and internal stimuli and then reconstructs a virtual environment in which we react accordingly” (Is the Universe an App, page 114 PDF). This process is what helps humans to survive, the person can back up from a dangerous situation “in imagination and consciousness, you can play out as if it is real and project all kinds of in game earnings to see which one will work to your advantage” (Brain Burn: Consciousness as a Virtual Simulator, Youtube). People are able to play out different choices in their minds and consider a correct one to survive. Otherwise we will die. We are the driver in our human body vehicle that helps us move around, eat, and etc.
Week 5 & 6 Question 2: How does the brain trick us and for what benefit is it for our genetic survival?
The Cerebral Mirage is “a spell […] which gave a false sense of knowledge and certainty” (Cerebral Mirage, page 5). Our brain tricks us by limiting our “channels of potential knowledge” and “tune-in to certain set of frequencies and from this limited data set we extrapolate and pontificate about the world” (Cerebral Mirage, page 13). By limiting the in-take of everything that exists around us, humans can focus on themselves and key important events and items that benefit ourselves. “One’s awareness is invariably related to keeping one’s body alive long enough so as to insure progeny” (Cerebral Mirage, page 14). Therefore, the brain tricking us is ultimately a filter that helps us from information overload and helps us focus to make clear and concise judgment calls when dangerous events occur rather than us trying to figure what is happening in that exact moment because by the end of us deducing the situation, the damage could already be caused.