I"m just my brain , brain cells. There is no self
1 micro second after my brain dies it can never create the model of me or of consciousness again . It can never create pain , suffering or awareness ever again. I will cease to exist, Non-existence forever which is a trillion times better than anything to me
Imo the horror : there is no me but only a brain and brain cells that can suffer unending constant unbearable pain. There r just brain cells that connect into patterns which create models of a self and of a consciousness .
am I conscious now? What was i conscious of a moment ago?
we don't exist while in dreamless sleep showing its all an illusion.
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Imo most of the waking time we don't exist only reacting and habits , on autopilot, distracted . Imo I only exist when im thinking about me what am I and my situation and threats against me.
But the brain can learn all the time, even unhatched chicken eggs can learn."Each set of chicks consistently chose the tone prenatally played to it. " :
The mere-exposure effect is a psychological phenomenon by which people tend to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar with them. In social psychology, this effect is sometimes called the familiarity principle. The effect has been demonstrated with many kinds of things...
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We r just brains
Below is part of an answer by chatgpt:
"There is
no "you" apart from brain activity.
What you call "me" is the result of
networks of neurons forming
dynamic, changing patterns — models of the body, mind, and world.
These models create the illusion of an inner experiencer — but there is no separate "thing" inside you.
The
self exists only in the
connectivity between brain cells — and even that is temporary
"You" are a story the brain tells itself — and believes.