The human brain is not conscious; rather, neurons are physical mechanisms whose patterns create a simulation, and consciousness is the emergent virtual model that represents what it would be like for a unified entity to perceive and care about the organism's experience.

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neurons are not conscious they physical mechanisms right brains are not conscious but for a brain it would be very useful to know what it would be like if there was a person that cared and perceived everything as it happens and so they create a simulation

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A radical theory of consciousness | AI researcher Joscha BachThe Institute of Art and Ideas
Created: 8/11/2026, 5:29:32 AM

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