Susan Blackmore - Why is Consciousness so Mysterious?

3,836 views · Published 31 January 2017 · 2:26 · Indexed 16 October 2026

Channel: Closer To Truth · 2017 · Education

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How can the mindless microscopic particles that compose our brains 'experience' the setting sun, the Mozart Requiem, and romantic love? How can sparks of brain electricity and flows of brain chemicals literally be these felt experiences or be 'about' things that have external meaning?

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