Question by Zappa Fan: What do non-Religious science-oriented people think Consciousness is and how does it relate to Reality?
Please don’t just tell me that Consciousness corresponds with the brain. We know that. I want you to give me a non-shallow answer as to what you think consciousness is and how it relates to physical reality (including the brain).
Best answer:
Answer by eli
this question sems a little curious
but reality is so totally subjective
so don’t think that you can use several people’s views to apply to all “non-Religious science-oriented people”
your reality is specific to only you
we redefine what reality is to us on a daily basis
sort of like a scientist formulating his theory
when a situation arises that puts our reality in a different light we adjust it
not only that but how do you know your dreams aren’t reality
how do you know that what you call consciousness isn’t a dream
What do you think? Answer below!
Consciousness is an emergent property of the brain that results from different parts of the brain continuously communicating with each other through feedback loops of neurons. As for how it relates to reality, that is harder to explain. The brain experiences an internal reality of emotions and rational thoughts while simultaneously constructing a model of external reality. That model is all we will ever know about what is outside us. The model consists of a rather meager flow of data coming to us through our sensory organs that is subjected to complex, hard-wired, mental algorithms which in turn are informed by a vast store of memories. That’s about all I can say in one paragraph, and it’s also about all that I know about the subject.
And, by the way, many religious people are science-oriented, and they would answer your question in roughly the same way as I have. People can be knowledgeable and religious at the same time. Or, to put it a different way, not all religious people are ignorant.