When we think we hear our
thoughts, the sequence of logic and the confabulation that goes on in our head
similarly when we read we hear ourselves reading. Without language complex
thinking is not possible therefore hearing our thoughts is logical consequence
of thinking. I think our wise ancestors (Now this is pure speculation) created
concept of “Atman” or soul, something abstract quite not us but residing within
the body due to this off shoot of thinking.
But often we make choices in
split seconds for example if someone asks us to give opinion on some issue we come
up with a point of view without going through visible sequence of logic to
arrive at that choice or opinion; our mind merely hands down a decision to us
thereafter we spend all energy to defend that choice. Not just that when we
defend that opinion (called rationalization) we readily throw up arguments in favour
of that choice or opinion obviously the choice made by our mind was not
randomly picked but a lot of parallel processing went into making that choice without
the knowledge of our conscious self therefore we are able to pick up arguments
in that opinion’s favour. This entire game of thinking has no visibility where
as leisured thinking is clearly visible to our conscious self. So what do we
make of this?
Is consciousness a creation of
our mind or does it transcend our Mind, brain and body!
I think when we will have machines
with artificial intelligence capable of emulating human mind we will know if the
these machines become self aware if they do, consciousness is a product of
thinking process else it is transcends lives ..............
May be Buddha really was right.
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