What if what we think is consciousness is just a bunch of if/else statements?

1. 2017-12-18 at 12:20 AM UTC

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2. 2017-12-18 at 12:42 AM UTC

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   The Self Taught Man Black Hole
   Consciousness implies the ability to feel, or awareness. It should be considered independently of free will.
   
   Free will is more or less bullshit, and experiments have shown that electrical impulses in the brain precede a person's conscious decisions - ie. we fool our selves into thinking that we are making decisions with our souls or whatever, but really the decision is made mechanically.
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroscience_of_free_will#Libet_experiment
   
   However the idea that the brain follows discreet logical steps or pathways is kinda pushing it. The average brain is a complete mess, and stuff like persuasion science and memetics proves how irrational people are. The brain is more like a standard fuck party than a computer.
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