Consciousness is the one thing in the universe that cannot be an illusion -- even if I'm a brain in a vat, all my memories are false, and my perceptions are of a world that doesn't exist, I'm still having an experience. #SamHarris

- March 13, 2023

Consciousness is the one thing in the universe that cannot be an illusion -- even if I'm a brain in a vat, all my memories are false, and my perceptions are of a world that doesn't exist, I'm still having an experience. #SamHarris
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Consciousness is the one thing in the universe that cannot be an illusion -- even if I'm a brain in a vat, all my memories are false, and my perceptions are of a world that doesn't exist, I'm still having an experience. #SamHarris

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