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My thoughts, from internal monolog to biases and other content make a lot more sense when I view them as my subconscious explaining action it has already taken or decided upon than as actual fresh thoughts. Similarly, there have been times (fist fights, emergencies etc) where some deep level of my brain has acted with no conscience thought at all. However these actions were still 100% aligned with the conscience me, the same motivations etc.

I have always wondered whether what we call consciousness is not just empathy directed inwards: Empathy is when I look at someone else and work out what they are feeling and what they will do, using the same process to explain my own feelings and behaviour to myself is just called consciousness instead...




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