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10 Facts About Consciousness

September 12th, 2014 at 12:00PM

Here are ten absolute truths about consciousness.

  • 01. Consciousness is a state of being.
  • 02. Consciousness is an action, not an object.
  • 03. Consciousness is the act of perceiving reality.
  • 04. Consciousness is subordinate to reality because consciousness is consciousness of something.
  • 05. Consciousness cannot create or alter reality.
  • 06. Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that studies human consciousness.
  • 07. Only human consciousness is self-aware.
  • 08. Introspection is the act of consciousness perceiving itself.
  • 09. Human consciousness is capable of error.
  • 10. When you die, your consciousness ceases to exist.

Thanks for considering these ten facts about consciousness. I hope they did their part in proving to you consciousness is an issue that deserves your full attention