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When we focus on the range of control over our consciousness, we realize how fragile our sense of “self” can be.
- For example, we can control the movement of a computer mouse cursor, and it always obeys our commands.
- However, if the mouse breaks, the cursor will no longer move, and our commands may not be followed.
- Similarly, we cannot predict when a part of our own body may betray us.
- For example, we can control the movement of a computer mouse cursor, and it always obeys our commands.
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I thought about this while reading about “mind-body dualism” in the Philosophical terms dictionary.
- It seems like a concept that can be greatly expanded upon with modern technology.
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Actually, this was something I wrote about in University of Tokyo TV: Takushi Narumi’s “Editing Reality” Interface.