> Some of what I've been trying to explain but probably too intellectual for > you guys. Edgar
> > The great illusion of the self > > > (Image: Darren Hopes) > > As you wake up each morning, hazy and disoriented, you gradually become aware > of the rustling of the sheets, sense their texture and squint at the light. > One aspect of your self has reassembled: the first-person observer of > reality, inhabiting a human body. > > As wakefulness grows, so does your sense of having a past, a personality and > motivations. Your self is complete, as both witness of the world and bearer > of your consciousness and identity. You. > > This intuitive sense of self is an effortless and fundamental human > experience. But it is nothing more than an elaborate illusion. Under > scrutiny, many common-sense beliefs about selfhood begin to unravel. Some > thinkers even go as far as claiming that there is no such thing as the self. > > In these articles, discover why "you" aren’t the person you thought you were. > WHAT ARE YOU? > > The one and only you > > > There are flaws in our intuitive beliefs about what makes us who we are. Who > are we really, asks philosopher Jan Westerhoff > Read more > > WHEN ARE YOU? > > You think you live in the present? > > > Our brains create our own version of reality to help us make sense of things. > But this means we're living outside time, says Jan Westerhoff > Read more > > WHERE ARE YOU? > > Trick yourself into an outer-body experience > > > Your mind isn't as firmly anchored in your body as you think, says Anil > Ananthaswamy. Time for some sleight of hand > Read more > > WHY ARE YOU? > > Why are you like you are? > > > You're so vain, you probably think your self is about you, says Michael Bond. > The truth is slightly more complicated > Read more > > PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS > > When the self breaks > > > That seamless sense of who you are can be disturbed by many things, including > illness, injury or drugs, explain Anil Ananthaswamy and Graham Lawton > Read more > > THE END? > > What are we to do? > > > Our perception of our self might be an illusion, like free will, says Richard > Fisher. But that doesn't mean we can't learn from it > Read > > Source: News Scientist > http://www.newscientist.com/special/self?cmpid=NLC|NSNS|2013-2502-GLOBAL|specialself&utm_medium=NLC&utm_source=NSNS&utm_content=specialself
