...and we do. Make a loud noise, and the sleeper awakes. The brain is still sensing, recording, and responding to data, even when asleep. This all fits neatly with the scientific perspective of consciousness as the summation of of sensory data as it is stored, analyzed, and accessed in the brain. Asleep is not "without consciousness", unless one is comatic.
On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Vam <[email protected]> wrote: > > Lee, you dont dream while DEEP asleep. > > And, indeed, the brain is not absolutely inactive ( or deed ) in deep > sleep state. That's why we should have some consciousness, since it is > an outcome of the brain, even in deep sleep state ! > > On Sep 9, 6:41 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Think of deep sleep, when the consciousness ( and the self ) as you > > > know are absent despite, may I point out, the brain being very there > > > and alive. But it ( the mind and the self ) reappears. Is its > > > temporary absence ( in deep sleep ) real ? > > > > False I'm afraid Vam, even in deep sleep measurements of the brains > > activity are not null, perhaps with the eyes closed and the body not > > responding to external stimulus, then conciousness taking no clues > > from outside loks inward? That would explain why we tend to dream of > > things that are relevant to the day we have just had huh. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
