Post by brittanyjordan on Oct 2, 2016 7:29:14 GMT
1. Explain the virtual simulation theory of consciousness.
According to the book, Is The Universe An App?, it explains how “consciousness is a fantastic virtual simulator and because of its [inclusive] and insular engineering it has an inherent tendency to believe its machinations as exterior to itself and not as a byproduct of its interiority” (Lane, 75). Our consciousness is a virtual simulator within our head that distinguishes and believes in the things our senses help us determine and understand the world around us. Our mind resembles the situations we encounter on a daily basis, and we act proportionately based on our understanding of accepted human actions, customs, and skills. Consciousness is a way to prove that people or other things in the world exist. It has a peculiar inclination to believe in its imagination as outermost to itself, we as individuals always want to reflect the things that we prefer to acquire. Virtual simulation theory of consciousness is something that human beings need to begin scratching the surface regards to philosophical and psychological ideas based on our comprehension or knowledge about the world encompassing us. In further developments in technologies and research in the future, humans already have and will proceed to make improvement in learning the existence of what our consciousness is.
2. How does the brain trick us and for what benefit is it for our genetic survival?
Our brain tricks us by arousing virtual realities with the neurons. Our brains deceive us by making us consider the things that are genuine when they are not, and to bypass the logic; the complexity of the brain can retrieve significant portions of evidence in an ambiguous approach. The capacity of our brain assists our genetic survival because the brain has one purpose: to sustain our body informed abundant enough for genetic codes to transfer. According to the film, Brain Burn: Consciousness as a Virtual Simulator, “consciousness is literally a virtual simulator, and that is why it has been so helpful in allowing humans to survive globally even when our body is not adapted to certain environmental niches.” Also mentioned from the film, "most of our awareness is ‘in’ our head it doesn’t have to face the very real and empirical and deathly consequences of being ‘without." Meaning that the brain is a virtual simulator that allows us to be better qualified for predicaments, and this gives human better a chance to survive compared to animals that do not have consciousness. Our mind interprets the world around us and forms illusions of what we may believe to be a reality. Also, these perceptions and dreams that we have in our minds are discussed regarding how they have been able to benefit humankind, direct to our improvement as a species, and help us in our genetic survival.
According to the book, Is The Universe An App?, it explains how “consciousness is a fantastic virtual simulator and because of its [inclusive] and insular engineering it has an inherent tendency to believe its machinations as exterior to itself and not as a byproduct of its interiority” (Lane, 75). Our consciousness is a virtual simulator within our head that distinguishes and believes in the things our senses help us determine and understand the world around us. Our mind resembles the situations we encounter on a daily basis, and we act proportionately based on our understanding of accepted human actions, customs, and skills. Consciousness is a way to prove that people or other things in the world exist. It has a peculiar inclination to believe in its imagination as outermost to itself, we as individuals always want to reflect the things that we prefer to acquire. Virtual simulation theory of consciousness is something that human beings need to begin scratching the surface regards to philosophical and psychological ideas based on our comprehension or knowledge about the world encompassing us. In further developments in technologies and research in the future, humans already have and will proceed to make improvement in learning the existence of what our consciousness is.
2. How does the brain trick us and for what benefit is it for our genetic survival?
Our brain tricks us by arousing virtual realities with the neurons. Our brains deceive us by making us consider the things that are genuine when they are not, and to bypass the logic; the complexity of the brain can retrieve significant portions of evidence in an ambiguous approach. The capacity of our brain assists our genetic survival because the brain has one purpose: to sustain our body informed abundant enough for genetic codes to transfer. According to the film, Brain Burn: Consciousness as a Virtual Simulator, “consciousness is literally a virtual simulator, and that is why it has been so helpful in allowing humans to survive globally even when our body is not adapted to certain environmental niches.” Also mentioned from the film, "most of our awareness is ‘in’ our head it doesn’t have to face the very real and empirical and deathly consequences of being ‘without." Meaning that the brain is a virtual simulator that allows us to be better qualified for predicaments, and this gives human better a chance to survive compared to animals that do not have consciousness. Our mind interprets the world around us and forms illusions of what we may believe to be a reality. Also, these perceptions and dreams that we have in our minds are discussed regarding how they have been able to benefit humankind, direct to our improvement as a species, and help us in our genetic survival.