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I think that's the point. At this point the understanding of the nature of consciousness and reality are still just speculation. It shows either a fundamental limit of human reasoning (which I think is well known), and/or that we still have a lot learning/researching to do.

But statements like "The possibility that consciousness is the real concrete stuff of reality", or none-the-less quite fun to unpack and discuss. Even if unintelligible due to aforementioned limits of human reasoning. :)

I think if you find yourself always looking at the world 100% through rigorous logic/methodologies, and don't allow your mind to wonder and explore new possibilities, then I think it's safe to say that human reasoning will absolutely remain bounded.

(also, the comments section was fun to read as well)




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