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What does it mean?
Consciousness cannot be measured scientifically but it is the only reality we directly experience.
In plain terms
We can't measure awareness but it is all we truly know.
What can you take from it?
Trust your awareness as the primary reality you possess.

Where it applies

  • philosophical debate
  • personal reflection
  • artistic interpretation

Putting it to work

  • journaling
  • mindfulness
  • creative writing

Questions to consider

  • What if consciousness is emergent from physical processes?
  • How do you define reality?

Another view

This view ignores evidence that brain states correlate strongly with conscious experiences.

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