Dimitris Hall

We only see what we want to see; we only hear what we want to hear. Our belief system is like a mirror that only shows us what we believe.

We only see what we want to see; we only hear what we want to hear. Our belief system is like a mirror that only shows us what we believe.

As for the contention that the brain 'creates' these experiences -- and somehow emanates consciousness itself -- this is entirely without proof. The brain is a dark place. It contains no sounds or colours. When viewed with high-end medical devices, the human brain will treat us to a largely unpredictable fireworks show of electrochemical reactions. But so will dead salmon when you put them in an MRI. To say these electrical signals are creating experience is to say that Rihanna lives in your radio. She doesn't.

We only see what we want to see; we only hear what we want to hear. Our belief system is like a mirror that only shows us what we believe.

We only see what we want to see; we only hear what we want to hear. Our belief system is like a mirror that only shows us what we believe.

As for the contention that the brain 'creates' these experiences -- and somehow emanates consciousness itself -- this is entirely without proof. The brain is a dark place. It contains no sounds or colours. When viewed with high-end medical devices, the human brain will treat us to a largely unpredictable fireworks show of electrochemical reactions. But so will dead salmon when you put them in an MRI. To say these electrical signals are creating experience is to say that Rihanna lives in your radio. She doesn't.