Just as it is practical to navigate daily life with the illusion that the Earth is flat (even though intellectually we know it is a sphere), it is practical to operate with the illusion of self in most everyday contexts, though the illusion can be suspended in specific contexts where understanding its illusory nature is beneficial.
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Unidentified Speaker — The illusion of self and the illusion of free will, explain… [_Ig9MOv54cg]Evidence Quote
“One example I like to give is that we more or less walk around with the illusion that the Earth is flat, and we act as though the Earth is flat, and that's the best way to go about our everyday lives... And the same is true of the illusion of self and the illusion of free will.”
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