Dan, Sorry for the misinterpretation, and thanks for the clarification! Jim On Sunday, August 4, 2013, Dan Asimov <dasimov@earthlink.net> wrote:
That's not what I meant. What I meant by that is: For the definition of consciousness that interests me (conscious awareness, or simply put, experiences), a conscious experience is whatever it is -- irrespective of the extent that it reflects reality.
This has nothing to do with the concept of a self.
To be clear(er): If you are having a dream, you are having consciousness that simply is what it is. In that respect, the dream is part of absolute reality, just as are any perceptions from the five senses or perceptions originating in one's own mind.
(The use of "you" and "one" is to avoid the complications that arise when the self is omitted from such a discussion.)
--Dan
On 2013-08-04, at 7:56 PM, James Propp wrote:
Dan Asimov's assertion that consciousness cannot be an illusion (by which he means, you can't be mistaken in thinking yourself to be conscious)
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