Re: Jeff Hawkins Q&A



Curt Welch wrote:
> Traveler <traveler@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
....
>
> > The cerebellum receives zillions of sensory inputs.
> > If self-sensing is consciousness, how come the billions
> > of cells in the cerebellum are completely outside the
> > conscious space?
>
> It's not. You just like to say it is.

And you just like to say it isn't :)


> If I cut your cerebellum out of you brain, would you
> not be consciously aware of a change in your behavior?
> You would be. So if it's completely outside of the
> conscious space, how is it possible for you to be
> consciously aware of it?

And what is *the conscious space*? I think Traveller
most likely meant his conscious space, the one he can
report on. That is to be able to report on one of his
phenomenal experiences such as "I am experiencing blue".

Of course if removal of the cerebellum has an effect on
*the part of the brain that is involved in consciousness*
it will be reported. But it doesn't thus follow that
the report is about or from the cerebellum only on its
effect on that which can report an effect.

It is also true that part of your brain can change
its behavior and you will not be conscious of it.
Does that mean that part of the brain is outside
"the conscious space"?

--
John Casey

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