Consciousness is something I don’t think I have ever been able to fully grasp. Besides the fact that it is just you and what goes on in your head, I think it is what prevents you from doing wrong and dictates one’s actions. After a quick Google search, I found that it encompasses everything you experience: awareness of your thoughts, memories, feelings, and surroundings. It’s the awareness of yourself and the world around you.
Perception deception assumes that everything we see, hear, and feel is real. Our own reality is our individual perception, and no two people perceive things exactly the same way. Our brains create a model of our surroundings based on this sense of perception. The documentary we watched stated that perception is separate from conscious experience. This intricate interplay between consciousness and perception highlights the complexity of human experience, shaping how we understand ourselves and the world.
The documentary described how someone is blind to 99.9% of the world around them, meaning they only perceive 0.1% of the world. Our brains only capture 1% of the information coming in; the rest is interpreted, and we believe what we see is real. Additionally, our retinas limit what we can see, focusing only on what is useful to us. Our brains act as prediction machines, anticipating what will happen next.
Ultimately, these reflections lead me to believe that consciousness is not just about what happens in our minds but also about how we interpret and interact with the external world, shaping our reality in unique ways.
Resources:
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-consciousness-2795922
ChatGPT: prompt: “Can you create a concluding statement”
Result: “Ultimately, these reflections lead me to believe that consciousness is not just about what happens in our minds but also about how we interpret and interact with the external world, shaping our reality in unique ways.”
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