“…I see no reason at all to assume that anything gives rise to consciousness beyond electricity and chemistry….” – SE
“…The brain is being mapped and it won't be very many more decades before all the 'mystery' removed….” – SE First, you have been taken off of moderation. Welcome to Mind’s Eye! Next, I applaud what appears to be a conflation of a scientific attitude with faith…in this case, faith in the coming of a world without ‘mystery’. While it is a common view, seldom is it presented so succinctly! On Sep 5, 8:10 am, sjewins <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not addressing Dennett. I am talking about experiments that can > change consciousness. If a chemical can change consciousness then > obviously chemicals are a great part of consciousness. Likewise for > the application of electro-magnetic forces. > > Consciousness is essentially a closed loop. 80% of all conscious > activity arises from within the brain, only 20% is from external > sensory input. > > Neuro-transmitters are essentially, also simply chemical transfers > launch by electrical energy. > > For example, LSD exclusively affects the temporal lobe. If you remove > the temporal lobe the subject can consume buckets of LSD and it will > have no effect on him/her at all.. > > Absolutely all psychotropic drugs alter consciousness via physical > chemical influences, from god experiences to colour perception. > Serotonin, as an example, is manipulated by large numbers of > hallucinogenics as well as ant-depressants. > > I see no reason at all to assume that anything gives rise to > consciousness beyond electricity and chemistry. > > This is not as big a mystery as the posts here seem to think. I would > strongly recommend some, even cursory, study of current research in > neuro-science and behavioural/cognitive experiments being done by > Persinger and others. The brain is being mapped and it won't be very > many more decades before all the 'mystery' removed. > > >No doubt we will eventually understand the specific correlations and > >what produces our own experience of Being and being conscious meaning > >what the specific arrangements are and how they are tied to detailed > >phenomenological descriptions of experience. > > We already know the general area of the right side of the brain where > our feelings of 'self' reside. In fact, if we stimulate that same area > we create a feeling in the subject of 'another' self. A duality that > is usually ultimately described by the subject as god-like. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
