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"The author starts with a thorough and well-explained review of all of the major existing theories about consciousness and reality which I haven't seen collected all together in one place before. He discusses the parts of the puzzle that each theory e"
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“The magic of consciousness is to be found in biology, not in some abstraction of the brain that elevates it above the biological.”
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“The clear seeing of the expansive circumstances that give rise to us through the process of nature is adjacent to mystical experiences of seeing one’s perceived separation from the rest of the world as illusory. As a result, ecology and spirituality are intimately linked.”
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"The Dawn of Mind is mind-blowing, revolutionary, and fascinating! Dr. Cooke sets out to answer what is known in science as “the Hard Problem of Consciousness”—basically, how can the chunk of meat that is the brain, which is made entirely of solid mat"
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"This book is a masterpiece for anyone curious about the mysteries of the mind and the essence of being alive. A core idea of this book is that all living things, not just those with brains, possess some degree of consciousness. This perspective feels"
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“We are not a ghost in a machine. Rather, it is as if a vortex of machine parts had come together to form an emergent ghost.”
― Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious and Alive
― Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious and Alive
“The clear seeing of the expansive circumstances that give rise to us through the process of nature is adjacent to mystical experiences of seeing one’s perceived separation from the rest of the world as illusory. As a result, ecology and spirituality are intimately linked.”
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“The magic of consciousness is to be found in biology, not in some abstraction of the brain that elevates it above the biological.”
― Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious and Alive
― Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious and Alive
“We do not experience primarily because we have brains; we experience because we are alive.”
― Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious and Alive
― Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious and Alive
“We are not a ghost in a machine. Rather, it is as if a vortex of machine parts had come together to form an emergent ghost.”
― Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious and Alive
― Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious and Alive
“The clear seeing of the expansive circumstances that give rise to us through the process of nature is adjacent to mystical experiences of seeing one’s perceived separation from the rest of the world as illusory. As a result, ecology and spirituality are intimately linked.”
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“The magic of consciousness is to be found in biology, not in some abstraction of the brain that elevates it above the biological.”
― Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious and Alive
― Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious and Alive
