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Why (or how) do we have the ability to observe the world?
What I mean by observe is that your brain is not only providing you with a feed of sensory information, but also information on your thoughts as well. The world is deterministic, so your thoughts are not a product of free will, but are the result of physical processes in the brain. Although you may feel as though you are controlling your thoughts and behaviors, you (the observer) are really just observing the information received by the brain and its response to that information.
What function does this observation provide?
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>>8633395
Absolutely correct. That is why illusions exist. What you are describing is perception.
There is too much information for our brains to physically interpret fast enough, so our brains much choose what to focus on. That is the reason it must use perception.
You should read some neuroscienc and/or psychology. Biology is amazing.
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>>8633395
What makes you think it has a "function" or is useful at all?
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>>8633821
Because evolution has optimized shit for billions of years.
Most humans agree the brain is pretty awesome too.
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>>8633833
Only natural selection "optimizes." Not everything evolved is selected. Self awareness may be a completely useless side effect of the brain being "optimized."
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>>8633933
>Self awareness may be a completely useless side effect of the brain being "optimized."
True.
If it was a side-effect, that side-effect may be a necessity to the "optimization" or may not be.
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>>8633395
I wish more people realized this. I feel like realizing it alone makes it very easy to be understanding and tolerant towards others.
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