But that's an inference, not a direct observation. It's possible you turned into a philosophical zombie temporarily without realizing it. How would you know?
> I personally think your brain needs to exist and be functioning in its normal state
Sure, but that still leaves open the possibility that the brain is just a transceiver and the actual locus of your self is somewhere else. That hypothesis is consistent with all observations.
> It feels like it's projected from where your brain physically exists.
Are you sure? Or is this just a reflection of your prejudices? How could you tell?
> Sure, but that still leaves open the possibility that the brain is just a transceiver and the actual locus of your self is somewhere else
I never thought of that but I don't know. This sounds like you're remote controlling yourself from a different location or plane of existence? I think I default to Occam's razor here in that we evolved into a meat bag with a surface level understanding that we can talk ourselves into thinking we exist. Basically we know just enough to be dangerous.
> Are you sure? Or is this just a reflection of your prejudices? How could you tell?
Is this not the same for you? Unless I purposely project it in a different location internal dialogs are visualized or felt as coming from behind your eyes, or more generally in your head region. I feel like this has been a thing for as long as I can remember. No one taught us how to do this, we just do it.
But that's an inference, not a direct observation. It's possible you turned into a philosophical zombie temporarily without realizing it. How would you know?
> I personally think your brain needs to exist and be functioning in its normal state
Sure, but that still leaves open the possibility that the brain is just a transceiver and the actual locus of your self is somewhere else. That hypothesis is consistent with all observations.
> It feels like it's projected from where your brain physically exists.
Are you sure? Or is this just a reflection of your prejudices? How could you tell?