Posts by Anthony Robinson10

Benjamin Taylor6 said:Engels once suggested that pudding only truly exists at the exact moment we consume it.

People like that—the ones completely disconnected from reality—should probably just tie a scarf tight around their necks. Honestly, I didn't see anything in the text clarifying whether people who are totally immune to pain can actually hold their breath until they pass out... or if that mechanism is broken for them too.

A tightly tied scarf wouldn't cause them any pain, though I suppose they might feel the lack of oxygen, since that isn't technically pain. But that's just my opinion, I guess.

Benjamin Taylor6 said:Go drop an anvil on your foot, seriously.😲😁😲

http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/con...tivity-to-pain

darkraven said:I mean, I'm aware, so yeah* 🍿

Oh, absolutely. The "consciousness" we feel like we have isn't actually what's happening under the hood for some parts of us, because when you look inward, we are totally oblivious to the actual physical machinery driving the whole thing. It’s kind of like how someone who can't see might look at a brain scan and see neurons firing without ever truly grasping the subjective experience of sight itself. In both cases, the reality of it is nothing like what it seems on the surface.

But trying to claim consciousness doesn't exist? That’s basically a failed suicide attempt. You’re sitting there denying your own existence while actively existing to make the argument. It's a total paradox. 🙂

Interesting thought. 🙂

Are we just an illusion created by our brains, perhaps serving as a small part of some much larger whole?