The_Lemmington_Post@discuss.online to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 months agoHow do our brains process reality? I heard our eyes were just low-res cameras and our brains were doing all the heavy lifting in 'rendering' reality.message-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareHow do our brains process reality? I heard our eyes were just low-res cameras and our brains were doing all the heavy lifting in 'rendering' reality.The_Lemmington_Post@discuss.online to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoNAILED IT! Yeah, our subconscious is driving and only sends an executive summary up top. And we think, “I did this!” Nah. You didn’t. You are just along for the ride. People hate this notion because it negates free will. Well, yeah, it kinda does.
minus-squareRustyEarthfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·5 months agoThat assumes “you” are just the conscious part. If you accept the rest of your brain (and body) as part of “you”, then it’s a less dramatic divide.
NAILED IT! Yeah, our subconscious is driving and only sends an executive summary up top. And we think, “I did this!” Nah. You didn’t. You are just along for the ride.
People hate this notion because it negates free will. Well, yeah, it kinda does.
That assumes “you” are just the conscious part. If you accept the rest of your brain (and body) as part of “you”, then it’s a less dramatic divide.